Characters
The narrator of The Great Gatsby
Who is Nick Carraway?
The prospect of traveling to America and rebuilding yourself, your future, and establishing generational wealth.
What is the American dream?
The green light.
What are Gatsby's hopes and dreams?
The reason Nick moved to West Egg.
What is getting in the bond business?
The specific term given to the crime of producing and selling alcohol during the 1920s.
What is bootlegging?
Gatsby's real name.
Who is James Gatz?
The social divide between the established elite and the new coming big shots.
The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg.
What are the omniscient eyes of God?
Why does Gatsby throw his lavish parties?
What is trying to impress Daisy?
This recognizable avenue in lower Manhattan is known for its bond businesses and financial deals.
What is Wall Street?
The man living in Gatsby's mansion.
Who is Klipspringer?
Characters hide their true selves, from Gatsby's fabricated identity to the glamorous but morally bankrupt society, emphasizing the superficiality of the era.
What is appearance vs reality?
Old Money vs New Money.
George Wilson believes Myrtle is having an affair because of the discovery of this item.
What is a dog collar?
The introduction of this financial asset was one which many Americans were quick to take advantage of, much to the enjoyment of the companies which would be profiting off of increased interest.
What is credit?
An attendee of Gatsby's funeral who also has a knack for disassembling automobiles.
Who is Owl Eyes?
Daisy Buchanan represents the following:
What is an impossible dream? What is social status? What is generational wealth?
The Valley of Ashes.
What is the working class American during the 1920s?
The phrase which Gatsby wanted for Daisy to say in order to confirm their love.
What is, "I never loved him?"
This brand of vehicle was the one that Gatsby drove, and the one that brought Myrtle Wilson to her unfortunate end.
What is a Rolls-Royce?
The nickname Gatsby's father bestowed to his son.
Who is Jimmy?
What is the decay of the American dream?
Gatsby's mansion.
What is the hollowness buried beneath material success?
The lesson which Nick's father teaches him that Nick fails to follow throughout the novel.
What is judging someone?
A cigarette container that was popular in the 20s.
What is a humidor?