The American Dream
Gatsby's original name.
James Gatz?
Why Gatsby throws lavish parties?
What is to attract Daisy's attention.
The New Money area where Gatsby and Nick live.
What is West Egg
The job Gatsby had when he met Dan Cody?
What is a janitor/fisherman?
Why Tom keeps his affair with Myrtle.
What is his sense of entitlement/boredom with Daisy
The old money area where Tome and Daisy live.
What is East Egg
The real way Gatsby made his fortune
What is bootlegging (illegal alcohol sales)?
Why Nick helps Gatsby reunite with Daisy?
Admiration for Gatsby's hope.
1922
Fitzgerald's message about the American Dream through Gatsby''s death.
What is the dream is corrupt or unattainable?
Why Daisy stays with Tom despite knowing about Myrtle.
What is Tom's wealth and social status?
The hotel where the confrontation between Gatsby and Tom occurs.
What is the Plaza Hotel.
The social class that Gatsby tries but fails to truly join.
What is old Money/ East Egg
Why Gatsby takes the blame for Myrtle's death.
What is his love for Daisy/ protecting her?
The profession Nick gives up by the end of the novel.
What is the bond business.