Locations & Symbolism
The state in which the novel takes place.
What is New York?
Tom's "girl in New York."
Who is Myrtle?
Jay Gatsby's home location.
What is West Egg?
The "type of money" that Daisy would be considered.
What is Old Money?
Nick's last name.
What is Carraway?
The location that symbolizes the moral decay of society.
What is the Valley of Ashes?
Tom Buchannan lives in this location.
What is East Egg?
Gatsby's real name.
What is James Gatz?
This of Daisy's makes her irresistible and charming to most people.
What is Daisy's voice?
The person that gave Nick the advice to never judge a person.
Who is Nick's father?
The location of the "less fashionable" and "new money" types.
What is West Egg?
Tom excelled in this sport in high school and college.
What is football?
The occupation of Jay's parents.
What are farmers?
This is the age of Daisy when she met Jay Gatsby.
What is eighteen?
The general area Nick is from originally.
What is the Mid-West?
Represents the eyes of God.
What is Dr. TJ Eckleberg?
Based on what he reads and preaches, we can categorize Tom as this type of person in prejudices.
What is a racist?
The author based this character on a real life gambler named Arnold Rothstein that was associated with the Black Sox Scandal in 1919.
Who is Wolfsheim?
Daisy's hometown.
What is Louisville?
The type of business in which Nick is employed.
What is the bond business?
This one "enchanted object" was diminished when he held Daisy in his arms.
What is the green light?
Nick and Tom went to this prestigious school.
What is New Haven/ Yale?
Using the legal system, who stole the inheritance from Jay?
Who is Ella Kaye?
Jordan and Daisy would volunteer for this organization wrapping bandages during the war.
What is the Red Cross?
The term Nick uses to describe Jordan Baker when he starts to see her true colors. (hint: Extraordinarily...)
What is "dishonest?"