Characters
A snobby professional golfer
Why does Gatsby throw extravagant parties?
To try to entice Daisy to come over and see how far he's come.
What literary device is used in the following quote:
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past"?
Metaphor
Represents Gatsby's eternal dreams
What is the green light
What part of Long Island is home to the wealthy elites of the old money set?
East Egg
After learning about his wife's affair, he decides to move West.
Who is George Wilson?
What infuriates Tom during his lunch with Jordan, Nick, Daisy, and Gatsby?
He learns that Daisy and Gatsby are having an affair.
How is Myrtle characterized in the following quote?
"Mrs. Wilson had changed her costume some time before, and was now attired in an elaborate afternoon dress of cream-colored chiffon"
She is trying to seem wealthy, but it's all a performance, as implied by the word "costume". The fact that the dress is "cream-colored" suggests that she is trying to look bridal, almost like Daisy (a white flower) but her dress is not quite pure white, as if she is tinged by the "dust" of the valley of ashes.
Represents God frowning on the immorality of the masses, as well as the lordly presence of money.
The "eyes" of Dr. TJ Eckleburg billboard.
What does Daisy say to Gatsby that shatters his dreams?
"I did love him once-- but I loved you too."
Inspired Gatsby to change his name and pursue a high status life.
Who is Dan Cody?
Who kills Myrtle Wilson?
Daisy?
Who said the following line and what is ironic about it?
"Nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions, and next they’ll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white?"
Tom says this. It's ironic because as he rants about the decay of traditional values, he has been carrying on an affair of his own. This characterizes him as hypocritical and ridiculous.
Represents the death and decay of the American dream and the gap between the rich and poor.
The Valley of Ashes
Provide one event that foreshadows Myrtle's death in a car accident.
The car crash at Gatsby's party, Jordan's flippant attitude when she almost hits someone with her car, Myrtle looking jealously at the yellow car.
Witnessed the accident involving Myrtle Wilson and tried to comfort her husband afterwards.
Who is Michaelis?
Nick, Henry Gatz, "Owl Eyes", Gatsby's staff
A. "No one's coming to tea. It's too late."
B. "Your wife doesn't love you."
C. "Her voice is full of money."
D. "Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can?"
D
Represents the social distance between the old money elites and the new money crowd, as well as the fragility of money as a foundation for the American Dream.
East Egg and West Egg
What type of conflict is portrayed by the following quote?
"I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life."
Man vs. self. Nick is fascinated and disgusted by the behavior of the wealthy. He feels like both and observer and a participant, which makes him feel almost dizzy and confused.
A gambler with cufflinks made of human molars.
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
Why does Tom break Myrtle's nose?
What is Daisy's TONE in the following passage:
"I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Pessimistic, cynical, depressed, etc.
Represents Gatsby's desire to appear authentically above his social class, which hides his inauthentic reality.
The uncut books in his library or his use of the phrase "old sport".
What THEME from the novel is suggested by the following quote:
"...Myrtle Wilson, her life violently extinguished, knelt in the road and mingled her thick dark blood with the dust."
One cannot escape their social class, no matter how much hope or passion they possess. Our value in society is determined by our wealth and status.