Chapter 7
The described weather in this chapter.
What is hot?
The mood throughout the chapter.
What is sad, melancholy, somber, like a goodbye?
Arrives all the way from the Midwest to attend Gatsby's funeral.
Who is Henry C. Gatz?
George Wilson believes the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg represent.
Who is God?
"When a man gets killed I never like to get mixed up in it in any way. I keep out"
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
The characters who rode in Gatsby's car on the way INTO New York.
Who are Jordan, Tom, and Nick?
Gatsby's location at the beginning of the chapter and his purpose for being there.
What is he is hiding in the Buchannans' bushes, waiting for Daisy to signal she is okay?
The material possession Henry C. Gatz shows Nick from Gatsby's childhood.
What is Hopalong Cassidy (Childhood book) with Gatsby's detailed schedule on the inside?
The significance of Gatsby dying alone, and no one attending his funeral.
What is the corruption of the American dream?
"I told him the truth...He ran over Myrtle like you'd run over a dog and never even stopped his car."
Who is Tom Buchanan?
The characters who rode in Gatsby's car on the way OUT of New York.
Who are Daisy and Gatsby?
The current season in Chapter 8.
What is autumn/fall?
Name all the characters who attend Gatsby's funeral.
Daisy and Tom deal with no repercussions.
What is moral decay?
"I thought you were rather an honest, straightforward person. I thought it was your secret pride.”
Who is Jordan Baker?
Gatsby forces Daisy to admit this to Tom.
Nick's reasoning for complimenting Gatsby.
What is that Gatsby is worth more than the entire upper class combined due to his determination and desire to succeed in the pursuit of happiness?
What is Tom told George the yellow car belonged to Gatsby?
Nick's reaction to everyone's actions in the story and eventual reasoning to leave the East.
What is disillusionment?
"Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He always had some resolves like this or something... "
Who is Henry C. Gatz?
The eyewitness to Myrtle's demise
Who is Michaelis?
The fate of Gatsby and George Wilson at the end of the chapter. (Must state in order)
What is George kills Gatsby and then himself?
Nick's fate at the end of the novel
What is to move back to the Midwest?
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past, represents.
What is Humanity's desire to move forward but be pulled back by our history, dreams, and unattainable past?
"And as I sat there brooding on the old, unknown world, I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock."
Who is Nick Carraway?