Historical Context
The decade the novel takes place in
What is the 1920s?
This location represents the old money/wealthy of society.
What is East Egg?
This person is Tom's mistress
Myrtle Wilson
What causes Tom to punch Myrtle in the nose?
She says Daisy's name after being told not to
The real name of Jay Gatsby
James Gatz
Tom was a very successful ________ player in college.
Football player - he reached his climax in college.
Nick says that he is an ___________ person.
Honest
What does Wilson decide to do when he finds out about Myrtle's affair.
He locks up his wife and decides to move west with her.
Gatsby had an "extraordinary gift for _________"?
Hope
This war has just happened
What is World War I?
This symbol represents Gatsby's hopes & dreams about Daisy
The Green Light
How does Nick feel about Jordan?
She is dishonest
The only guest who comes to Gatsby's funeral
Owl Eyes
This rumor about Gatsby actually ends up being true.
He went to Oxford.
Where was Gatsby when he was murdered?
His pool
What makes Daisy cry at Gatsby's mansion
She crys when he is showing her his shirts; however, she is realistically crying because she has missed the past five years with this man.
What is unique about the way Nick meets Gatsby
He doesn't know it's him when he meets him
Why does Wilson kill Gatsby?
He is told by Tom that Gatsby was driving the car and Wilson believes that Gatsby was also having an affair with his wife.
Daisy wants this for her daughter
"To be a beautiful little fool"
Name one of the nicknames for this decade?
What is the Roaring ‘20s?
What is the Jazz Age?
What do the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleberg represent
God/moral judgement on society
What is the relationship between Wolfshiem & Gatsby
shady business partners
Discuss one of the colors that represents ONE of the following charcters and why:
Daisy
Gatsby
Tom
Daisy - white, represents innocence and purity
Nick remembers that Jordan was involved in what type of controversy?
She was accused of cheating in a golf tournament.
Gatsby stands out from his party guests. How?
He does not drink and just watches the going ons
What changes Daisy's mind about leaving Tom for Gatsby?
When she kills Myrtle and needs to feel "safe" and protected from the outside world.
What business does Nick work in?
Selling bonds.
What are Tom’s feelings toward Gatsby’s death?
Gatsby deserved to die because Tom thinks Gatsby killed Myrtle.
Gatsby says that Daisy's voice is "full of _______."
Money - this shows that Gatsby is shallow and partly loves Daisy because of her wealth and status.
The 18th amendment that stopped the manufacturing and sale of alcoholic beverages
What is Prohibition?
This location represents the moral decay of society
Valley of the Ashes
Why does Catherine say Tom can't leave Daisy
She doesn't believe in divorce. She's catholic.
What is the relevance of Gatsby's pink suit?
Pink represents romance and tenderness, along with femininity - one that can't "beat" a "real" man
What happens when Gatsby accepts a dinner invitation from the Sloanes?
The Sloanes and Tom ditch him.
Gatsby stops throwing parties and fires his workers. Why?
He is wrapped up in Daisy, does not want gossip spreading
After Gatsby is killed, how do Tom and Daisy react?
They leave town to avoid any connection to Gatsby.
What is Nick's advice to Gatsby after the accident?
Stop covering for Daisy, leave
What does Gatsby hope to achieve in his pursuit of wealth?
Daisy's affection
Tom finds out that Daisy loves Gatsby when she tells Gatsby that he "________________"
“You always look so cool.”
What dance move was popular during this time period?
What is the Charleston?
An object that is almost broken during the tea party.
Clock - represents the impact of time on Daisy and Gatsby's relationship.
Why is it important to Gatsby that Daisy tells Tom she was never in love with him?
What is the significance of the yellow car? (name two concepts of yellow that work)
Yellow stands for Gatsby's wealth, the happiness the two of them could have had together, and the cowardice of Daisy not confessing what she had done.
Nick disagrees with Gatsby about
the ability to recreate the past
Why does Gatsby buy his mansion?
It is across the bay from Daisy's house.
What does Daisy throw in the trash the night before her wedding?
A $300,000 pearl necklace given to her by Tom Buchanan.
At the end of the novel Nick concludes Tom and Daisy are
reckless and selfish
Why doesn't Wolfsheim attend Gatsby's funeral?
It would be suspicious for him to show up at the funeral of a murdered man. They were involved in illegal dealing
Who says the following line:
“Finest specimens of human molars,” he informed me.
Wolfsheim
This term was originally coined to refer to the rise & power of extremely rich businessmen, who earned it themselves, and displayed their wealth in ostentatious houses & extravagant behavior.
What is New Money?
When does it stop raining in Chapter 5?
After Daisy and Gatsby have reunited - clear skies ahead - the sadness has stopped.
At the end of the novel, Nick says that Tom and Daisy are what type of people?
They are careless people. They are a rotten crowd.
The colors associated with Myrtle symbolize her:
lack of taste and style (grey); wish to be higher up than she is (lavendar)
He calls him the polo player - a slight because Tom is trying to be more intelligent - yet he is reading stale, racist books.
Who is Dan Cody?
A rich man Gatsby works for and learns from.
What is Daisy doing after the accident when Nick checks in on them?
Eating chicken, conspiring with Tom
What area of the United States is Nick from?
The Mid West
He gets in a car crash with a hotel chambermaid in the car.
During the argument, this line from Daisy catches Gatsby off guard and makes question his love.
"I did love him once, but I loved you too."