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Gatsby
Symbols
100
This character is the first to reveal the history of Daisy and Gatsby's relationship to Nick.
Who is Jordan Baker?
100
This is the section of New York where Nick and Gatsby live.
What is West Egg?
100

Nick Carraway observes that no matter how hard Gatsby tries, he cannot escape the influence of this force that connects to memory and regret.

What is time?

100
Gatsby uses this short phrase to address Nick.
What is old sport?
100
Gatsby uses this phrase to figuratively describe what Daisy's voice sounds like.
What is "her voice is full of money"?
200
This character is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson.
Who is Tom Buchanan?
200
This is the nickname of the area where you can find the billboard of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg.
What is the Valley of Ashes?
200

This theme is explored through Gatsby’s lavish parties and the characters’ obsession with wealth and appearances.

What is superficiality vs. truth? OR

Dreams vs. Reality

200
This man was Gatsby's mentor; he left an inheritance to Gatsby that Gatsby was unable to claim.
Who is Dan Cody?
200

What could the Valley of Ashes symbolize?

What is moral decay, or, the destruction of society and the poorer class?

300
Poor boy from South Dakota. (real name)
Who is James Gatz?
300
This is the section of New York associated with "Old Money."
What is East Egg?
300

Gatsby’s relentless pursuit of Daisy reflects this broader societal ideal, often linked to success, happiness, and upward mobility.

What is the American Dream?

300
This is how Gatsby dies.
Who is George Wilson?
300

What symbolizes the idea of God watching over the world in the play?

What is the billboard of T. J. Eckleburg 

400
This acquaintance of Gatsby's fixed the 1919 World Series.
Who is Meyer Wolfshiem?
400
This is the state where James Gatz was born.
What is North Dakota?
400

The novel contrasts East Egg and West Egg to highlight divisions within this societal structure based on wealth and old money versus new money.


What is class?

400

Gatsby attended this college.

What is Oxford?

400

What does the green light symbolize in the play?

What is Gatsby's dream and hope to be with Daisy, and The American Dream?

500
This party-goer plays the piano and lives at Gatsby's house.
Who is Ewing Klipspringer?
500
This city is where Jordan and Daisy knew each other and grew up before moving to New York.
What is Louisville?
500

Despite Gatsby’s wealth and carefully constructed persona, characters like Tom Buchanan view him as fundamentally inferior, showing that in the world of the novel, reinvention can never fully overcome the rigid boundaries tied to this deeper aspect of one’s identity.

What is social class?

500
This is what Gatsby wants Daisy to tell everyone in the tense scene at the hotel in Chapter VII.
What is that she never loved Tom?
500
How does the color yellow's meaning as a symbol change in the book?
What is the color goes from representing wealth and money to representing death and destruction. Gatsby's yellow car is called "the death car"?