Plot
Time period of the novel
When are the 1920s?
Gatsby is in love with this person
Who is Daisy?
This symbol stands in for a character and a goal.
What is the green light?
The wild parties represent this idea.
What is apathy, frivolity, or hedonism?
The way Gatsby made his money
What is bootlegging?
The illegal production and sale of alcohol.
What is Prohibition?
Tom's affair partner
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
The sound of Daisy's voice
What is "full of money"?
Many characters experience these due to their carelessness/the carelessness of others.
What are accidents?
This man was Gatsby's mentor; he left an inheritance to Gatsby that Gatsby was unable to claim.
Who is Dan Cody?
An increasingly powerful but shady form of business that comes to power in the 1920's.
What is the mafia or organized crime?
The dishonest golfer.
Who is Jordan Baker?
This symbolic place illustrates the social/moral wasteland of East and West Egg
What is the Valley of Ashes?
The way for women in the 1920's to gain proximity to power/wealth.
What is marriage/relationships with men??
A poor boy from South Dakota.
Who is James Gatz?
The year WWI ended
what is 1919?
This acquaintance of Gatsby's fixed the 1919 World Series.
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
This symbol represents the eyes of God.
What are the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?
This is what Gatsby wants Daisy to tell everyone in the tense scene at the hotel in Chapter VII.
What is she never loved Tom?
This person was fascinated by Gatsby's library.
Who is the owl-eyed man?
This symbol and color goes from representing wealth and money to representing death and destruction.
What is Gatsby's yellow car?