Symbols
What does the green light stand for?
Gatsby's dream or Daisy
Has a voice full of money
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
What does Daisy say at the birth of her daughter, as she relates it to Nick in Chapter 1?
She hopes her daughter will be a "beautiful little fool--that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Means fake money and cowardice, like Gatsby's car
What is yellow?
Tom's mistress
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
Mrs. Crouch's favorite hobby.
What is reading?
The eyes of TJ Eckleburg stand for
the eyes of God
Blonde, spiritless, anemic, not even enough of him for his wife
Who is George Wilson?
This is the reason Tom breaks Myrtle's nose.
She won't stop saying "Daisy!" even when she's told to.
Means purity and innocence, often associated with Daisy
What is white?
This item clues George in to the fact that his wife is having an affair.
What is the leather dog leash?
This Catholic saint was originally a Roman named Patricius.
Who is Saint Patrick?
The mantelpiece clock stands for
Time, the past, stopped time
Careless, cheater, golfer
Who is Jordan Baker?
The two pieces of proof that Gatsby provides about his past.
A medal from the war, and a photo of him at Oxford.
Means violence and anger, often associated with Tom
What is red?
This is the reason Gatsby lets all of his servants go and starts over with Wolfsheim's people
He doesn't want anyone gossiping about his affair with Daisy
Our author's wife's name.
What is Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald?
Gatsby's shirts that make Daisy cry represent
his wealth
Gangster who fixed the 1919 World Series
Meyer Wolfshiem
What are some signs that Gatsby is nervous before meeting Daisy again?
He gets Nick's grass cut, he sends over a "greenhouse" worth of flowers, he leaves the house and shows up again, he can't hold still or listen to Nick, he seems miserable, he thinks Daisy isn't coming
Means love and softness, like sunset clouds and Gatsby's suit in Chap. 7
What is pink?
He killed a man, he was a German spy, and he's nephew to the Kaiser--what do these statements have in common?
They're rumors being told about Gatsby
This historical event shaped the 1920's and was ratified as the 18th Amendment, also called the Volstead Act.
What is Prohibition?
The West (both in geography and in the Eggs) stands for
Innocence and new money
Who is Nick Carraway?
At the end of the book, Nick breaks up with Jordan Baker. What does she say in response?
Means wealth, the American Dream, money and go, like a light at the end of a dock
What is green?
Tom investigates Gatsby and finds out...
That Gatsby is a bootlegger who got one of Tom's friends in trouble with him, and that Gatsby has criminal connections
Name all five members of our administration team.
Mr. Johansen, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Harris, Ms. Stumo, and Ms. Ashton