This billboard symbolizes both God looking down and judging, as well as the rich looking down at the poor.
What are the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg?
100
The object and its color are symbolic of Gatsby's desire for both Daisy and for high society.
What is the green light at the end of the Buchanan's dock?
100
Tom's mistress. She is given a $10 dog and a hundred-dollar dog collar and said she was crazy for marrying her husband.
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
100
Gatsby's neighbor, Daisy's cousin, our narrator, and a symbol of naivete and innocence for the Midwest; he feels he's one of the few honest people that he knows. He looks at Gatsby as a friend and is upset by the lack of people at Gatsby's funeral.
Who is Nick Carraway?
100
At the beginning of the novel, Nick says he has become disillusioned because of this.
What is what happened because of Gatsby's dreams?
200
This character, who fixed the 1919 World Series, wore cuff links that contribute to the mystery of Gatsby's money and the people with whom he associates.
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
200
Nick discovers the only character from Gatsby's party to attend his funeral (Owl Eyes) looking at these symbols. These are included to lead the reader to believe that Gatsby is "genuine."
What are the "real" books?
200
Drove the "death mobile," claimed she loved Gatsby once, probably married her husband because she was enchanted with his money, and according to Nick her most notable feature is her voice.
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
200
Seemingly lost in his desire to reclaim his college glory, he broke his mistress's nose, is arrogant, violent, and prone to aggression. He is also the one who told George who owned the car that killed his wife.
Who is Tom Buchanan?
200
These locations symbolize wealth, one the "new money" of the middle class after WWI and the other the "old money" of the upper class.
What are West Egg and East Egg?
300
In the novel, the allusion "Midas" refers to this legendary character.
Who is King Midas?
300
Nick explains that when he returned from the war, he thought the "ragged edge of the universe" was located here.
What is the West?
300
She is a professional golfer, eavesdrops on the personal conversations of her friends, was accused of cheating in a golf game, and tells Nick as he is leaving that she is engaged to someone else.
Who is Jordan Baker?
300
This character brought a copy of Hopalong Cassidy to Gatsby's funeral with the young man's agenda for self-improvement written in the back of the book.
Who is Henry Gatz, Gatsby's father?
300
The scene in which Nick observes Tom and Daisy through the kitchen window is significant because he realizes this about their relationship and outlook on life.
What is they are coming together in a conspiracy of the rich against everyone else?
400
This character does not appear in the novel directly, only in flashback, but he symbolizes the lifestyle that Gatsby wants, with money, power, and fame.
Who is Dan Cody?
400
In the early chapters of the novel, the green light at end of the Buchanan's dock is a symbol of Daisy's this.
What is her proximity and distance from Gatsby.
400
The mistress's sister, believes Tom's lie that his wife is Catholic and can't divorce.
Who is Catherine?
400
Enchanted by wealth and power, this character's created the name Jay Gatsby for himself as well as a life to attract Daisy's attention. He secretly was a bootlegger and liquor smuggler and was firmly convinced that you can recreate the past.
Who is James Gatz?
400
The contrast of Nick and Gatsby's father with Meyer Wolfsheim and Tom shows this idea about the difference between the Midwest and the East.
What is the Midwest is simple and has good virtues, and the East is corrupt and evil?
500
This character is "stuck up," cold, emotionless, and manipulative; she believes it takes two to make an accident, so it's the other person's job to be careful.
Who is Jordan Baker?
500
This is the specific symbol used in the novel to represent empty lives devoid of any ideals or spirituality.
What is the valley of ashes?
500
Daisy wished this character would grow up to be a "beautiful fool."
Who is Daisy and Tom's daughter, Pammy?
500
The is the one thing Nick thinks is "gorgeous" about Gatsby.
What is his sensitivity to the possibilities of life?
500
At the end, Nick concludes that Gatsby is better than Daisy and Tom because Gatsby has this, while the others do not.