Disharmony
What is the environmental factor that causes disharmony in this chapter?
The heat.
What color is Gatsby's famous car that becomes a symbol of status and danger in chapter 7?
yellow
This Roman character is known for throwing extravagant parties, similar to Gatsby.
Trimalchio
True or False: Gatsby is corrupted by wealth
False, Gatsby only attains all his wealth for Daisy, but Daisy chooses wealth over him.
Who is the narrator of the Great Gatsby?
Nick Carraway
What two characters have a rivalry over another character in this chapter?
Tom and Gatsby
Why do the characters decide to take two separate cars to New York?
Because they are trying to mask the rising tension between Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy
Both Trimalchio and Gatsby use their wealth mainly to impress this type of group.
High-status or elite guests
What does Daisy choosing Tom over Gatsby prove?
It proves how wealth has corrupted her and made her choose safety and security, over Gatsby's love.
What is the name of the area between West Egg and East Egg?
The Valley of Ashes
Wealth and Comfort
Which characters switch cars for the trip to New York?
Gatsby and Tom
Despite their riches, both characters fail to achieve this social goal.
True acceptance by the upper class
What are two physical symbols in The Great Gatsby that represent the social division caused by wealth?
West Egg and East Egg
or
The Eggs and Valley of Ashes
What object does Gatsby stare at across the water that represents his hope and dreams?
The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock.
Why does Tom believe he is superior to Gatsby?
Because he has more money and a higher social class.
Why does Tom insist on driving Gatsby's car into the city? What is he trying to prove?
To assert dominance and challenge Gatsby's claim on Daisy
Both Trimalchio and Gatsby believe money can buy this, but the story proves them wrong.
Social status and class legitimacy
How does Tom attack Gatsby’s background to use his wealth and social status as a tool to dominate and discredit Gatsby?
Tom exposes Gatsby as a bootlegger and emphasizes that he comes from new money, using his old-money status to humiliate Gatsby and maintain control.
Which character delivers the famous line about hoping their daughter will be “a beautiful little fool”?
Daisy Buchanan
What does the death of Myrtle Wilson prove.
The carelessness of the rich and how they believe they can get away with anything, and Gatsby's blind love for Daisy.
How does Tom use the confusion about who was driving Gatsby's car to shift responsibility after the accident, and why is this important?
He convinces Wilson that Gatsby was the driver, using the car to redirect blame and protect himself along with Daisy.
Fitzgerald’s connection between Gatsby and Trimalchio highlights this idea about wealth and society.
Fitzgerald links Gatsby to Trimalchio to show that money cannot buy true belonging. Despite their wealth, both remain outsiders because elite society values inherited status over financial success.
what is Daisy’s statement that demonstrates that wealth corrupts emotional honesty and creates division between love and reality?
“‘Oh, you want too much!’ she cried to Gatsby. ‘I love you
now—isn’t that enough? I can’t help what’s past.’ She began
to sob helplessly. ‘I did love him once—but I loved you too’” (Fitzgerald 77-78).
What is the saying Gatsby always uses when referring to someone?
Old Sport