Gatsby Ch 4-6

Front

What does Gatsby tell Nick about himself?

Back

He is from the Midwest, was educated at Oxford, inherited his money from his family, and got numerous medals in the war.

Front

Who is Mr. Wolfshiem?

Back

He is a gambler and a business associate of Gatsby's. He fixed the 1919 World Series.

Front

What "matter" did Gatsby have Jordan Baker discuss with Nick?

Back

Gatsby wanted Nick to arrange a meeting between himself and Daisy.

Front

Why does Tom Buchanan consort with working class women?

Back

He probably loves the way they worship him (ahem, his money).

Front

What does Jordan tell Nick about Daisy, Gatsby and Tom?

Back

Daisy and Gatsby had had an earlier romance. Her parents wouldn't let her see him off to war. Then she married Tom, and soon found out that he had a mistress.

Front

What is the significance of the letter and the pearl necklace in the scene prior to Daisy's marriage to Tom?

Back

The letter demonstrates her love for Gatsby. The pearl necklace symbolizes the conflict she feels about her upcoming marriage to Tom.

Front

What is the significance of the imagery in the line: “The phrases were worn so threadbare that they evoked no image except that of a turbaned ‘character’” (66)?

Back

Gatsby's language feels rehearsed and unauthentic.

Front

What is the light’s “colossal significance” in Gatsby's view?

Back

The green light had come to represent Gatsby's dream of Daisy, and now that he has gained her in real life, the romantic illusion of the dream itself will inevitably be lost, leaving the green light forever disenchanted.

Front

Why would Gatsby hope to marry Daisy “from her house”?

Back

It will allow him to act like the last 5 years and her marriage to Tom didn't really happen.

Front

What is Daisy's attitude toward West Egg?

Back

Interested, but ultimately disgusted by their crude behavior.