This is the section of New York where Nick and Gatsby live.
What is West Egg?
These aspects and characteristics of the 1920s directly play into The Great Gatsby.
What is prohibition, bootlegging, jazz, party lifestyle, and New York?
This is Fitzgerald's opinion of the Old Money upper class.
What is careless, spoiled, and inconsiderate?
This is something the Valley of Ashes could symbolize.
What is the destruction of society and the poorer class?
Poor boy from North Dakota. (real name)
Who is James Gatz?
This is the main social conflict in the novel.
What is old vs. new money and the stigma attached to both?
This is who kills Gatsby.
Who is George Wilson?
This symbolizes the idea of God watching over the world in the novel.
What is the billboard of T. J. Eckleburg and the owl-eyed man?
This is the importance of the East and the Midwest in the book.
What is the East is a place of destruction and obsession with wealth; the Midwest is a purer place with a better life?
This is how Gatsby stands out from his party guests.
What is not drinking/dancing/singing?
The green light symbolizes this in the novel.
What is Gatsby's dream and hope to be with Daisy?
This city is where Jordan and Daisy knew each other and grew up before moving to New York.
What is Louisville?
The American Dream plays this part in the story.
What is both Nick and Gatsby try to make something of themselves by moving to New York; both are searching for a better life?
Nick's clock, the one that Gatsby saves from falling, is described as "defunct" for this reason.