Characters
This character is the first to reveal the history of Daisy and Gatsby's relationship to Nick.
Who is Jordan (Baker)?
A symbol of the idea that God is watching over everything, at least to George
What is the billboard of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg?
This is the section of New York where Nick and Gatsby live ("new money")
What is West Egg?
The person who really struck and killed Myrtle
Who is Daisy?
This character is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson.
Who is Tom (Buchanan)?
A place that represents moral and social decay as a result of the uninhibited pursuit of wealt
What's the Valley of the Ashes?
The nickname of the grimy area where you can find the billboard of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg.
What is the Valley of Ashes?
The reason Myrtle ran in front of the car
What is, she was running away from her husband?
What is James Gatz?
The character that will "hopefully" grow up to be a "beautiful fool"
Who is Pammy (Buchanan) ?
The city where Jordan and Daisy grew up before moving to New York.
What is Louisville?
The person who couldn't sleep all night after the accident
Who is Nick?
How Gatsby dies.
What is, George Wilson shoots him?
An acquaintance of Gatsby's fixed the 1919 World Series.
Who is Meyer Wolfshiem?
What the green light symbolizes
What is Gatsby's hope of being with Daisy?
(and/or the American Dream)
The person who heard the shots.
Who is the chauffeur?
This party-goer plays the piano and lives at Gatsby's house.
Who is (Ewing) Klipspringer?
The young Greek, the main witness of Myrtle's death
Who is Michaelis?
The name for this time period during which alcohol was illegal in the US
What is prohibition?
One of the clues that helped George Wilson figure out about Myrtle's affair
What is her bruised/swollen nose (or a dog leash)?