The great gatsby stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Who was Nick's mysterious and wealthy neighbor? - ANSWER Jay Gatsby Who was the woman loved by the main character? - ANSWER Daisy Buchanan Who is Nick's old college classmate? - ANSWER Tom Buchanan Who is the narrator? - ANSWER Nick Carraway Who is Tom Buchanan's mistress? - ANSWER Myrtle Wilson Who is a golfer and has a semi-serious love interest for Nick? - ANSWER Jordan Baker Who is a business partner of Gatsby; fixed the 1919 World Series? - ANSWER Meyer Wolfsheim Who...

Narrator of novel is... - ANSWER Nick Carraway What reason does Nick give for Gatsby's popularity - ANSWER People like his dark and mysterious nature What does Jordan say Gatsby wants Nick to do - ANSWER Invite Gatsby to his house while Daisy is there The Valley of Ashes - ANSWER This is where George and Myrtle Wilson live and work West Egg - ANSWER People of new money reside here New York City - ANSWER Tom keeps an apartment here for rendezvous with his mistress East Egg - AN...

The green light is a symbol for - ANSWER Gatsby's hopes and dreams Where does Gatsby's reunion with Daisy take place - ANSWER Nicks house From where does Gatsby recognize Nick - ANSWER WWI Wofsheim's cufflinks are made from what - ANSWER human molars What type of plot structure does the novel use - ANSWER flashback Nick boast about what quality - ANSWER being tolerant and honest Michaelis the garage owner is what nationality - ANSWER Greek Daisy is from what city - ANSWER...

Nick Carraway - ANSWER The story's narrator. Nick rents the small house next to Gatsby's mansion in the West Egg and, over the course of events helps Gatsby by reunite with Daisy (Nick's cousin). Nick's Midwestern sensibility finds the East an Unsettling place, and he becomes disillusioned with how wealthy socialites like the Buchanans lead their lives. Daisy Buchanan - ANSWER Beautiful and mesmerizing, Daisy is the apex of sociability. Her privileged upbringing in Louisville has conditio...

Who is the only person from the East that nick likes at the end - ANSWER Jay gatsby Who is striving for the green light? - ANSWER Gatsby Who wants to buy Tom's car? - ANSWER George Wilson Who grew up in North Dakota? - ANSWER James Gatz Who has lunch with Gatsby and Meyer Wolfsheim? - ANSWER Nick carraway Who always wears white and talks quietly so that people will move closer? - ANSWER Daisy Buchanan Who carries her excess weight sensuously (seductively)? - ANSWER Myrtle Wils...

the only person from the East that Nick likes at the end of the novel - ANSWER gatsby Is striving for the green light - ANSWER Gatsby Wants to buy Tom's car - ANSWER George Wilson Professional golfer - ANSWER Jordan Baker Has lunch with Gatsby and Meyer Wolfsheim - ANSWER Nick Carraway Always wears white and talks quietly so that people will move closer - ANSWER daisy Buchanan Carries her excess weight sensuously - ANSWER Myrtle Wilson Thinks her husband isn't a gentleman ...

For Gatsby, the green light is a symbol for... - ANSWER Gatsby's hopes and dreams Where does Gatsby's reunion with Daisy take place? - ANSWER At Nick's house From where does Gatsby recognize Nick? - ANSWER Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in WWI Wolfsheim's cufflinks are made of - ANSWER human teeth The novel begins in the present and goes - ANSWER back into the past Nick boasts of being tolerant and - ANSWER honest Michaelis was - ANSWER Greek Tom Buchanan inve...

The narrarators father gave him advice. What was the advice? - ANSWER Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone just remember that all the people in this world havent had the same advantages as you What are fundemental decencies? - ANSWER Basic things you get like ethics morals and your outlook on life How will nick react to people he disaproves of? - ANSWER Probaby not say anything and keep it to himself West egg ____ money - ANSWER New East egg ____ money - ANSWER Old Who lives ...

Jay Gatsby - ANSWER The title character and protagonist of the novel, Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. He is famous for the lavish parties he throws every Saturday night, but no one knows where he comes from, what he does, or how he made his fortune. Jordan Baker - ANSWER Daisy's friend, a woman with whom Nick becomes romantically involved during the course of the novel. A competitive golfer, Jordan represents one of the "new women" of the 19...

Narrator of novel is... - ANSWER Nick Carraway What reason does Nick give for Gatsby's popularity - ANSWER People like his dark and mysterious nature What does Jordan say Gatsby wants Nick to do - ANSWER Invite Gatsby to his house while Daisy is there The Valley of Ashes - ANSWER This is where George and Myrtle Wilson live and work West Egg - ANSWER People of new money reside here New York City - ANSWER Tom keeps an apartment here for rendezvous with his mistress East Egg - AN...