The Great Gatsby
Signs/Symbols/Motifs
Characters
American Lit.
American Lit. II
100

Who took a young Gatsby under their wing as a personal employee?

Dan Cody

100

What color is Gatsby's car?

Yellow

100

Which character investigates Gatsby's business dealings?

Tom Buchanan

100

American literature is written by what group of people?

Americans!!!

200

List one Theme of the novel.

Corruption/Dishonesty/Hypocrisy

200

What does The Valley of Ashes represent?

Death and Desolation

200

After the confrontation between Gatsby and Tom, who remembers that its their birthday? How old are they turning?

Nick, 30

200

Who were the group of early settlers that lived in the Northeast region of the United States and specifically came to the new world for religious freedom. (Think about the Crucible)

The Puritans

300

List three rumors we hear about Gatsby:

1. He was a German spy

2. He killed a man

3. He was a bootlegger

300

What is Gatsby always reaching for? What does it symbolize?

The Green Light; Hope

300

Which character is a Husband, mechanic, and murderer?

George Wilson

300

Which era of American literature focused on human rights and policy?

The Colonial Era

300

Who was the author of Poor Richard's Almanac?

Ben Franklin

400

During the introduction, the narrator says that he is inclined to....

Reserve judgement

400

What color does Daisy wear? What does that represent?

White; innocence and purity

400

Which character said, "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since."?

Nick Carraway

400

Which era of American literature focused on individualism and imagination? (This period took place between 1800-1850)

Romanticism

400

Who wrote "War is Kind" and "A Man Said to The Universe"?

Stephen Crane

500

Who wrote The Great Gatsby?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

500

What is the name of the doctor whose billboard of eyes overlook the Valley of Ashes? And what do those eyes represent?

Dr. TJ Eckleburg; The Eyes of God

500

Which character was a dangerous businessman who used a set of human molars as cuff links?

Wolfsheim

500

What era of American literature focused on innovation and fast-paced living? (This period took place between 1900-1950)

Modernist

500

Who wrote "Self-Reliance"?

Ralph Waldo Emerson