Quotes
The person who said: "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 Daisy?
In the novel, this character is not truly Jay Gatsby’s friend but rather uses him to advance his illegal business practices.
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
What does the green light on Daisy's dock symbolize?
What is his vision of his future with Daisy and the American Dream?
A word that would best describe Gatsby's initial emotions on the day he reunites with Daisy.
What is nervous?
"I'm going to fix everything just the way it was before... she'll see." - Gastby
"'I suppose Daisy'll call too.' He looked at me anxiously as if he hoped I'd corroborate this."
What important theme do these instances reveal?
The person who said: "Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.”
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
In the novel, this character has an affair with Tom Buchanan and is killed in a hit-and-run accident.
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
The valley of ashes symbolizes:
What is the moral decay and industrial waste of society created by the rich but dealt with by the poor?
Gatsby's introduction in the novel:
He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later that night Nick sees him reaching for something in the darkness.
What does this quote show about Nick as a narrator?
“I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known,”
What is people fail to realize their own hypocrisy?
The person who said: "I’ve been here too long. I want to get away. My wife and I want to go west.”
Who is George Wilson?
In the novel, this character has a reputation for cheating on the golf course and has a romantic fling with Nick Carraway.
Who is Jordan Baker?
East Egg and West Egg represent two things:
What is people who inherited their wealth versus people who only recently came into money?
The kind of people that go to Gatsby's parties.
Who are the newly rich, famous, and their friends?
What theme does this quote explain?
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back to their money or their vast carelessness"
What is the wealthy (Tom and Daisy) retreat back into their wealth and make the poor (George and Myrtle) suffer for it.
The person who said: “I married him because I thought he was a gentleman. I thought he knew something about breeding but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe."
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
In the novel, this character becomes emotionally distraught after discovering his wife’s infidelity
Who is George Wilson?
The Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg represent:
What is the silent judging eyes of God or of truth?
This happens on the way home after the hot, tense afternoon in New York City.
Daisy is driving Gatsby's car. She hits Myrtle Wilson, but keeps driving.
What theme does this quote explain:
“‘Meyer Wolfsheim? No, he’s a gambler.’ Gatsby hesitated, then added coolly: ‘He’s the man who fixed the World’s Series back in 1919.’ ‘How did he happen to do that?’ I asked after a minute. ‘He just saw the opportunity.’”
What does this say about the American Dream?
What is the American dream has been corrupted?
The person who said: “They’ll keep out of my way. It takes two to make an accident...I hate careless people. That’s why I like you.”
Who is Jordan Baker?
In the novel, this character can be attributed with educating Gatsby on how to be a gentleman and fit in with the rich.
Who is Dan Cody?
The failure to achieve the American dream can best be represented by what character:
Who is George Wilson because he works hard but never achieves happiness or success.
The importance of the book that Gatsby's father shows Nick at the end of the novel:
It shows Gatsby's desire to get ahead and strive for improvement every day.
How can we explain Gatsby's love for Daisy?
The idea of loving someone is not the same as real love?