Characters
Hyper-masculine polo-player
Tom Buchanan
This person said "I was promoted to be a major, and every Allied government gave me a decoration-even Montenegro, little Montenegro down on the Adriatic Sea!" (66).
Who is Gatbsy?
This location represents the lost dreams of many working class people, as well as the moral depravity of those throughout the roaring twenties.
What is the Valley of Ashes?
These two characters were found dead together at the end of the book
Who are Gatsby and George?
This is the chapter where Myrtle was killed.
What is Chapter Seven?
Myrtle's Sister
Who is Catherine
This person said "Finest specimens of human molars" (72).
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
The condition which reflects the interaction between Daisy and Gatsby upon being reunited
What is the varying weather (i.e. rain, clear skies, etc.)
These two characters have a very unhealthy marriage, yet they have had a child.
This is the chapter in which we meet Meyer Wolfshiem.
What is Chapter Four?
What is Lucille?
This person said "Look at that," [they] whispered, and then after a moment: "I'd like to just get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around" (94).
Who is Daisy?
This condition represents the tension between many characters throughout chapter seven.
What is the oppressive heat?
These three characters drove together into the city.
Who are Nick, Tom, and Jordan?
This is the chapter in which Nick learns of Gatsby's true past.
What is Chapter Eight?
Daisy's driver to Gatsby's house.
Who is Ferdie?
This person said "He threw dust into your eyes just like he did in Daisy's" (178).
Who is Tom?
This object of Nick's is a symbol of Gatsby's hyper-fixation with the past when nearly dropped.
What is Nick's antique class?
These characters have hit their partners
Who are Tom and George?
This is the chapter in which the reader learns of Gatsby's past.
What is Chapter Six?
Myrtle's Breed of Dog
What is an Airedale?
This person said "I'm all out of practice, you see. I told you I couldn't play. I'm all out of prac-" (95).
Who is Klipspringer?
This object loses its meaning to a character half way through the book, becoming an ordinary object.
What is the green light across the bay?
These two characters shared a house for a time, however one doesn't have any legal claim to the house
Who are Gatsby and Klipspringer?
This chapter contains a party where mint julep was planned to be served.
What is Chapter Seven?