Characters
Came from a poor family; made a name for himself
Who is Jay Gatsby?
"I like large parties. They're so intimate. At small parties, there isn't any privacy." Who said this?
Who is Jordan Baker?
A literary device where something you can touch or feel (tangible) represents something you can't touch or feel (abstract)
A Symbol
How does the American Dream play a part in the story?
What is both Nick and Gatsby try to make something of themselves by moving to New York; both are searching for a better life?
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
Daisy's cousin who came to New York City to learn the bond business
Who is Nick Carraway?
"But I didn’t call to him, for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone—he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward—and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for ______ he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness." What is this quote?
Nick is talking about Gatsby
What does the green light symbolize?
What is Gatsby's Dream?
How do the 1920s play a part in the story?
What is prohibition, bootlegging, jazz music, party lifestyle, New York City?
When was The Great Gatsby written?
What was 1925?
Man who went to Yale with Nick; Dasiy's husband
Who is Tom Buchanan?
"Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." Who said this?
Who is Nick's Father?
What device(s) are present in the following; "...he was a German Spy during the war." "Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once."
What is hyperbole?
What is the importance of the East and the MidWest in the book?
What is the East is a place of destruction and obsession with wealth; the MidWest is a more pure place with a better life?
What character does Fitzgerald use to tell the story?
Who is Nick Carraway?
Professional golfer; Dasiy's BFF
Who is Jordan Baker?
"I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool." Who is speaking?
Who is Daisy?
What could the Valley of Ashes symbolize?
What is destruction, and all of the bad things that happen in life?
What makes Gatsby so "great"?
Gatsby is considered ‘great’ because of his dreams, his wealth, his big personality, all the parties, and festivities, and his determination to love Dasiy, as to others in the novel, think of him as a man of high stature and almost god-like in personal proportions.
Many people think that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby mainly due to his experiences in life with his wife, Zelda Fitzgerald, who was a fabulously wealthy woman from the South and was never satisfied with Fitzgerald's small income from writing. Fitzgerald was always trying to please her but never seemed to be able to. What character is probably modeled after Zelda?
Who is Daisy?
Gangster and gambler who helped Gatsby earn a fortune
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
“I’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. Have you read ‘The Rise of the Colored Empires' by this man Goddard?”... “Well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. The idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. It’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.” Who is speaking?
Who is Tom Buchanan?
What is an example of how the color yellow's meaning as a symbol change in the book?
It goes from representing wealth and money to representing death and destruction. Gatsby's yellow car is called "the death car".
How is weather a theme in The Great Gatsby?
What is the weather reflects the mood of the story, when something sad happens, it rains, when things get tense and riled, the day is really hot?
What is Fitzgerald saying about the American Dream in the 1920s in the book?
What is that people are going after the wrong dream?