Major Characters
The first and last name of the narrator of The Great Gatsby.
Who is Nick Carraway?
This person kills Jay Gatsby.
Who is George Wilson?
Symbol that represents New Money in the novel.
What is West Egg?
The FIRST incident that illustrates Tom's aggressive tendencies.
Tom breaking Myrtle's nose in Chapter 2.
The mood when Gatsby and Daisy first see each other in Chapter 5.
Awkward/Tense/Uneasy
Whole life is devoted to the fulfillment of one dream
Who is Jay Gatsby or James Gatz?
Having an affair with Tom Buchanan
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
Symbol that represents Old Money.
What is East Egg?
What is The Green Light? Not symbolically, but actually.
The light at the end of Daisy's dock.
Two things Tom realizes on the day Myrtle dies.
Daisy is having an affair/is leaving him and Myrtle is moving.
The antagonist of the novel.
Who is Tom Buchanan?
Professional athlete in the novel.
Who is Jordan Baker?
Symbol that represents the eyes of God watching over our sins.
What is Doctor T.J. Eckleburg?
List three rumors Nick hears about Gatsby at his first party.
He killed a man, was in the American Army, and a German Spy.
The character that comes to know all of the details about the car accident and complex relationships.
Who is Nick Carraway?
Behaves superficially to mask the pain/oppression felt.
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
Fixed the 1919 World Series and friends with Gatsby
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
Symbol that represents growth and hope for the future.
What is The Green Light?
The irony Nick notices at Gatsby's rowdy party.
While the party guests are recklessly drunk, Gatsby avoids alcohol and is reserved.
The two feelings that Mr. Gatz experience over his son's death.
What is pride and sorrow/sadness?
Role model for Jay Gatsby
Who is Dan Cody
The only character that attempts to understand/figure out Jay Gatsby, showing they are not careless.
Who is Owl Eyes?
Symbol that represents the lowest end of society within the novel.
What is The Valley of Ashes?
The two pieces of proof that Gatsby shows Nick to show that his background story is true on the way to lunch.
A photo from Oxford and a medal from the war
Why does Nick decide to return to the Midwest after Gatsby's death?
He is disgusted by the empty values/carelessness of the East.