Characters
This character was one of the rich in East Egg, and known for their football playing.
Who is Tom Buchanan?
This continuously flickered on the coast of East Egg to remind Gatsby of Daisy and his dreams.
What is the green light?
With their affair, their love was bounded, though the male partner seemed to regret their decision on what happened.
Who are Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson?
The parties were always held on this time period of every week.
What is the weekend?
This was the location where Nick Carraway lived during his time in the story.
What is West Egg?
This character was the woman who was eager to rise up in status and power.
Who was Myrtle Wilson?
This location symbolizes the social decay occurring within the 1920s.
What is the Valley of Ashes?
Their love was ended by murder and created another murder by false accusations.
Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?
This was the first man to be invited to the parties.
Who is Nick Carraway?
This era was described throughout the setting and portrayed through the symbols in the story.
What is the Roaring Twenties?
This character described West Egg as a place for people with new money rather than old money.
Who is Nick Carraway?
This symbolized the burden being implemented upon its wearer when it was given to them, and once the item broke, it was repaired, symbolizing the fact the owner could never leave.
What is the pearl necklace?
Their relationship was bounded by years, but it was out of the male partner's grasp to ever receive her.
Who are Gatsby and Daisy?
These always filled the crates that were brought in on Friday and left on Monday to Gatsby's Mansion.
What are oranges and lemons?
This was what made the partner of the titular hero famous and extremely rich.
What is fixing the World Series of 1919?
This character was the obsession of a murder victim.
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
These represent the eyes of God staring down and judging the American Society for the state that they were in.
What are the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg?
Their relationship was of necessity, for status was a power for the female partner, and obtains an item that would forever burden them.
Who are Tom and Daisy Buchanan?
Nick met this character while being intoxicated, but never truly knew who they were until they met when sober again.
Who is Jordan Baker?
This was portrayed throughout the story and was portrayed through the eagerness of Gatsby after World War I.
What is the American Dream?
This titular hero wished to achieve his dreams and caused their friend to leave New York forever.
Who is Jay Gatsby?
This name symbolized the owner as a corrupted character who was at first filled with innocence, purity, and compassion.
What is Daisy?
Their love rose when they met at a very special party for the male partner.
Who are Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker?
This was the rumor Lucille called Gatsby when she was talking to Nick Carraway.
What is a German spy in World War I?
This special phrase was used and passed on from mentor to protégé and was implicated by the narrator towards his final days in West Egg.
What is "old sport?"