Symbols
In chapter 1, Gatsby has his arms out reaching for what?
The narrator of our novel
Nick Carraway
"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."
Daisy
Nick's relation to Daisy
They are cousins
Nick and Gatsby live here
West Egg
What does the water between West Egg and East Egg represent?
Separation (from Daisy) / division of wealth
The name of our main character
Jay Gatsby
I have been drunk just twice in my life, and the second time was that afternoon...
Nick
Why does Tom take Nick into the city in Chapter 2?
He assumed he had nothing better to do / wanted to introduce him to Myrtle
Daisy and Tom live here
East Egg
Looming eyes that look over the Valley of Ashes
The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
The lover of Tom Buchanan
Myrtle Wilson
I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West - all dead now."
Gatsby
What favor does Gatsby ask Jordan to ask Nick?
He wants Daisy to go to Nick's house for tea
George and Myrtle Wilson live here
The Valley of Ashes
Cufflinks of a mysterious mobster represent what?
Violence / danger
Owl Eyes
"A week after I left Santa Barbara Tom ran into a wagon on the Ventura road one night, and ripped the front wheel off his car."
The reason Gatsby and Daisy broke up in the past
Gatsby had to go to war overseas
The apartment where Tom slaps Myrtle is located in this city
New York City
The flowers Gatsby sends to Nick's house represent what?
His overwhelming wealth/ love for Daisy
Mysterious mobster with teeth for cufflinks
Meyer Wolfsheim
"I don't play well. I don't - I hardly play at all. I'm all out of practice..."
Klipspringer / the man that lives in Gatsby's house / the boarder
Why does Daisy cry about Gatsby's shirts?
She is reminded of the life she could have had if she waited for him
The narrator of our novel is from this part of the United States
The Midwest (Chicago)