The Great Gatsby

Define this character: Beautiful, enchanting, unworthy object of dream, illusion of love with voice like money. Hopes her daughter is a beautiful “fool” Daisy Fay Buchanan Define this character: hulk of a man, bigot, hypocrite, uses people, treats people like…

As Nick returned home why did he think that his house might be on fire? the whole corner of the peninsula was blazing with light What new does Nick have for Gatsby when he crosses over to his house at…

What was Gatsby’s legal name? James Gatz On whose yacht does Gatsby work? Dan Cody Why does Gatsby drink so little? Dan Cody was consistently drunk and Gatsby did not want to be like that? Explain Gatsby’s “inheritance” from Dance…

How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the book? He is not a judgmental person allowing us to trust any observations produced by him and we can trust his point of view is non bias. Why has Nick…

Who is the author of The Great Gatsby? F. Scott Fitzgerald In what year was the book written? The book was written in 1925. Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby? The narrator is Nick Carraway. How are Tom…

What do the girls at the party think Gatsby did to get rich? Some assume hes a bootlegger. Others assume he is actually a German spy (the girls think he is). Daisy thinks he owns a string of pharmacies (which…

What was the advice given to Nick by his Father? “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone” he told me “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” What is Nick’s social class/background…

Notice how many times Fitzgerald uses the words hope or dream. Why does he do this? Fitzgerald uses the words hope and dream because they are living the American dream Nick starts the novel by relaying his father’s advice ”…

Quote Identification -Piece-Author-Role within plot-Overall significance “Let us go then, you and I, / When the evening is spread out against the sky / Like a patient etherized upon a table;” This quote comes from “The Love Song of J.…

Define this character: Beautiful, enchanting, unworthy object of dream, illusion of love with voice like money Daisy Fay Buchanan Define this character: hulk of a man, bigot, hypocrite, uses people, treats people like possessions, example of upper class values Tom…