Quotes
Who said it
“I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Daisy Buchanan
What character is being described
The novel’s narrator, who moved to New York to join the bond business.
Nick Carraway
What does the green light symbolize?
Jay Gatsby's undying love, desperation, and the inability to reach the American dream.
Why does Tom insist on switching cars with Gatsby when they go to the city?
Tom knows Gatsby will find it distasteful and he wants to prove that Dasiy would choose to ride with her husband Tom instead of Gatsby but it doesn't turn out that way
Who Said It
“And I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Jordan Baker
What character is being described
A man who throws lavish parties and is friends with Nick Carraway
Jay Gatsby
What is the main message of The Great Gatsby?
the American Dream is illusory
What was the reason for Gatsby throwing parties?
He wanted to impress Daisy and get her attention
Who said it
"Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can."
Jay Gatsby
What Character is being described
a beautiful socialite, and Nick Carraway´s cousin
Daisy Buchanan
what is the symbol
bespectacled eyes painted on an old advertising billboard over the valley of ashes. They may represent God staring down upon and judging American society as a moral wasteland
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
What theme does this quote represent
[H]e gave her a string of pearls . . . I was a bridesmaid. . . . She...pulled out the . . . pearls . . . “Take ’em down-stairs and give ’em back to whoever they belong to. Tell ’em all Daisy’s change’ her mine. Say: ‘Daisy’s change’ her mind!’
Love
Who said it
They're a rotten crowd... You're worth the whole bunch put together."
Nick Carraway
Who is the Character being described
Gatsby’s friend, a prominent figure in organized crime
Meyer Wolfsheim
What is the symbol
Shows wealth in higher society mainly In the character Jay Gatsby
The color yellow
Where is Nick Carraway from?
Minnesota
Who said it
¨I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and I wasn't far wrong."
Tom Buchanan
Who is the character being described
Daisy’s friend, a woman with whom Nick becomes romantically involved during the course of the novel.
Jordan Baker
Why does Daisy cry over Gatsby's shirts?
The shirts symbolize how far Gatsby has come from the last time Dasiy saw him, because of the quality of the shirts.
What is Gatsby's catchphrase
"old sport"