Characters
This character narrates The Great Gatsby...
Nick Carraway
This is where Nick decides to return at the end of the novel.
What is the Midwest?
Tom’s reaction to Daisy’s affair reveals he sees women this way.
What is as possessions?
What is Gatsby's real name?
What is James Gatz
This object represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams.
The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock
This character is killed by George Wilson.
Jay Gatsby
East Egg symbolizes this type of wealth.
What is old money?
Daisy’s reaction to Gatsby’s wealth shows this about her values.
What is she is impressed but ultimately unmoved?
How did Gatsby acquire his wealth?
Bootlegging and illegal activities
The eyes of T.J. Eckleburg symbolize this.
What is the eyes of God watching?
She says, “I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world.”
Daisy Buchanan
This is what the contrast between East Egg and West Egg represents.
What is old money vs. new money/class differences?
What does Jordan’s dishonesty reflect about the upper class?
They lack consequences for bad behavior
Gatsby lives in this part of Long Island.
West Egg
The valley of ashes symbolizes this aspect of the 1920s.
What is the moral and social decay from pursuit of wealth?
Who is the only party guest that attends Gatsby’s funeral?
Owl Eyes
Nick works in this profession
What is a bonds salesman?
What does Myrtle’s desire to rise socially implies this about her?
she is desperate for status and self-worth?
Why is Gatsby is considered “better” than the others by Nick?
Gatsby truly believes in his dream
Gatsby’s obsession with repeating the past shows this character trait.
What is he is naive and unable to let go?
This person kills Myrtle Wilson.
Daisy Buchanan
Fitzgerald may have chosen Nick as narrator for this reason.
What is Nick is an outsider who observes without full participation?
Why does the novel open and close with reflections on judgment?
To suggest the story is about morals and perception
Why does George Wilson kill Gatsby?
He believes Gatsby was Myrtle’s lover and killer
Gatsby’s story is best seen as a critique of this American ideal.
What is the American Dream?