Characters
Quotes
Symbols
Plot
History
100
A young man was educated at Yale and fought in WWI. He goes to New York to learn the bond business. 
Nick Carraway
100

"I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."

Daisy 
100
What does the green light Symbolize?
Gatsbys hopes and dreams for the future. 
100
The relationship between Nick and Daisy?
They are cousins
100
What time period does the novel take place?
1920's
200
Young wealthy man living in a mansion in West Egg. 
Jay Gatsby
200

"I'm inclined to reserve all judgements, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores"

Nick Carraway


200
What is the Valley of Ashes?
Social/Moral Wasteland
200
The name that causes Tom to hit Myrtle
Daisy
200
Famous dance of the 1920's
Charleston
300
A competitive golfer. She cheated in order to win her first golf tournament.
Jordon Baker 
300
"Tom's got some woman in New York... She might have the decency not to telephone him at dinner time. Don't you think?"
Jordon Baker 
300
What are the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?
The all seeing being
300
The place where Daisy and Gatsby reunite
Nicks house
300
The illegal manufacturing and sale of alcohol 
Prohibition 
400
Gatsbys friend, helped Gatsby make his fortune bootlegging illegal liquor. 
Meyer Wolfsheim
400

"I just slip it on sometimes when I don't care what I look like"

Myrtle Wilson

400
Who do the Wilsons symbolize?
The average lifestyle that most people have and they strive for the American Dream 
400
The person who killed Myrtle
Daisy
400
The year WWI ended
1919
500
A shallow freeloader who seems to live at Gatsby's mansion. He calls Nick about a pair of tennis shoes he left at Gatsby's mansion. 
Klipspringer
500
"I'm right across from you"
Gatsby
500

What does East Egg symbolize?

What does West Egg symbolize?

The East represents the "old" money. People who live here have grace, elegance, and live carelessly. 

The West represents the "new" money. People who live here have no social taste. 

500
Nicks chosen profession
The bonds business 
500
The name given to the group of Americans who became disillusioned by WWI?
The "Lost Generation"
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