This character has to be reminded that he lived a more blessed life than most.
Who is Nick Carraway?
100
Aside from pursuing stocks and bonds, this is the reason that Nick comes to the East.
What is he's restless from the war?
100
This land is modeled after "The Hollow Men." It is a sort of wasteland that exists between two wealthy realms.
What is the Valley of Ashes?
100
This is the Egg that Tom and Daisy live in.
What is East Egg?
100
Haven't you heard? This fellow has a gal in New York.
Who is Tom Buchanan?
200
This man wears human molars for cuff links and has shady "gonnegtions."
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
200
Tom purchases this for Myrtle when he, Myrtle, and Nick all go into New York.
What is a puppy?
200
These loom over the valley of ashes, watching the people as they transit from the city to the Eggs.
What are the Eyes of TJ Eckleburg?
200
Where Gatsby claims to have earned a medal from.
What is Montenegro?
200
This character barely shows any interest in her own daughter and stays by her abusive husband's side.
Who is Daisy?
300
This man is responsible for the creation of the Jay Gatsby persona. He took a young Jay Gatz under his wing and taught him how to pursue what he wants.
Who is Dan Cody?
300
This is the reason that Gatsby doesn't inherit his mentor's money.
What is his wife takes it all?
300
When Gatsby is first introduced to the reader, he is reaching for this. It is a symbol for his dream of Daisy.
What is the green light?
300
Where Gatsby claims to have gone to college.
What is Oxford?
300
This cuckolded man seeks misguided vengeance.
Who is George Wilson?
400
This character wants desperately to be part of the upper class, but her attempt to get there ultimately kills her.
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
400
Gatsby decides to use this for the first time before dying.
What is his swimming pool?
400
This represents the materialism and simplicity of Daisy. Her reaction to the "beauty" of these shows she cares more for Gatsby's material value than his love for her.
What are the shirts... the beautiful, beautiful shirts?
400
This is where Gatsby very loosely happens to know Nick from prior to the events of the novel.
What is WWI?
400
This is the man who worked for George Wilson. He reports several of the details leading up to the murder of Jay Gatsby.
What is Michaelis?
500
This character was involved in a cheating scandal and is a noted liar. She sort of simply fades away at the end of the novel.
Who is Jordan Baker?
500
Nick compares people to this in the final line of the novel.
What are boats struggling against the current?
500
This is the ultimate representation of Gatsby's wealth, and it reflects the new technology of this time period. In the end, it is this that winds up taking someone else's life.
What is Gatsby's car?
500
Daisy and Jordan's hometown.
What is Louisville?
500
This guy is obsessed with the fact that Gatsby's books have actual words in them! He appears drunk at one of the earlier parties.