Characters
Quotes
Symbols
Themes
Miscellaneous
100
Goes by a fake name; poor boy from North Dakota
Jay Gatsby (James Gatz)
100
"Her voice is full of money." Who is this quote ABOUT?
Daisy
100
Where does the green light emanate from?
Tom and Daisy's dock
100
How does the American Dream play a part in the story?
Both Nick and Gatsby try to make something of themselves by moving to New York; both are searching for a better life.
100
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
200
Young man from Minnesota who moves from the Midwest to New York City to learn the bond business
Nick Carraway
200
What is Nick describing in this quote? "....he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward—and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for him he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness."
The first time he saw Gatsby/Gatsby's obsession
200
What does the green light symbolize in the play?
Gatsby's Dream
200
How do the 1920s play a part in the story?
Prohibition, bootlegging, jazz music, party lifestyle, New York City
200
This character employed Gatsby and gave him his singularly appropriate education
Dan Cody
300
A racist, hulking man
Tom Buchanan
300
"I see it as a night scene by El Greco: a hundred houses, at once conventional and grotesque, crouching under a sullen, overhanging sky and a lustreless moon. In the foreground four solemn men in dress suits are walking along the sidewalk with a stretcher on which lies a drunken woman in a white evening dress. Her hand, which dangles over the side, sparkles cold with jewels. Gravely the men turn in at a house—the wrong house. But no one knows the woman’s name, and no one cares." This quote describes the East and New York City. Who says it?
Nick
300
What symbolizes the idea of God watching over the world in the play?
The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg billboard
300
What is the East (New York) meant to represent in the novel?
The East is a place of destruction and obsession with wealth while the midwest is a more pure place with a better life
300
What character does Fitzgerald use to tell the story? (the narrator)
Nick Carraway
400
Professional golfer, dates Nick
Jordan Baker
400
“I made the pleasure of his acquaintance just after the war. But I knew I had discovered a man of fine breeding after I talked with him an hour. I said to myself: ‘There’s the kind of man you’d like to take home and introduce to your mother and sister.’.” He paused. “I see you’re looking at my cuff buttons.” Who is speaking?
Meyer Wolfsheim
400
What could the Valley of Ashes symbolize?
destruction, all of the bad things that happen in life
400
What makes Gatsby so "great"?
His mysterious history and his lavish parties
400
Many people think that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby mainly due to his experiences in life with his wife, Zelda Fitzgerald, who was a fabulously wealthy woman from the South and was never satisfied with Fitzgerald's small income from writing. Fitzgerald was always trying to please her but never seemed to be able to. What character is probably modeled after Zelda?
Daisy
500
Gangster and gambler
Meyer Wolfsheim
500
“Civilization’s going to pieces,” broke out _____ violently. “I’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. Have you read ‘The Rise of the Colored Empires’ by this man Goddard?”... “Well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. The idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. It’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.” Who is speaking?
Tom Buchanan
500
Tom and Daisy Buchanon's actions and attitudes are meant by Fitzgerald to symbolize what?
The irresponsibility of the rich
500
Jordan Baker is meant to represent this characteristic that is common in human beings. (Ironically, it applies to many more characters in the book as well.)
Dishonesty/Lack of morals
500
Who said "Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can!" and to whom was it said?
Nick says it to Gatsby
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