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The Great Gatsby Study Guide
From the introduction:
What is MODERNISM?
Characters
Nick Carraway
Daisy
Buchanan
Tom Buchanan
Myrtle Wilson
Jordan Baker
Meyer
Wolfsheim
Jay Gatsby
Name:
Gaudy
Supercilious
Deft
Reciprocal
Apathetic
Compel
Discreet
Intimation
Proprietor
Contemptuous
Obscure
Discordant
Defunct
Homogeneity
Desolate
Stratum
Melancholy
Fortuitous
Recede
Interminable
Pasquinade
Chapter 1
1. Where does Nick come from? What is his background?
3. Describe Tom Buchanan. What do you think were supposed to think of him?
5. What does Daisy mean when she says thats the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful
fool (p 17)?
Chapter 2
1. What is the Valley of Ashes? What does it symbolize?
4. How does Nick describe his time at the apartment with Myrtle and Tom? What do we think hes
feeling?
Chapter 3
1. How does Nick get involved with Gatsbys party?
4. Jordan Baker doesnt believe Gatsby about his past. What doesnt she believe about it?
Chapter 4
1. Why does Nick take the time to tell us the names of all of Gatsbys guests?
4. Who does Nick encounter at when meeting with Wolfsheim and Gatsby?
6. What did Daisy do the night before her wedding day, according to Jordan?
Chapter 5
1. Why does Gatsby want to cut the grass in Nicks yard?
Chapter 6
1. What is Gatsbys legal name?
Chapter 7
1. Why does Gatsby quit the parties and hire all new servants?
4. What is Toms attitude during Gatsbys party?
2. What kind of mother is Daisy?
4.
has happened
to Wilson?
6.What
Why does
Gatsby want
to fix everything just the way it was before?
5. Describe what happens between Tom and Gatsby over Daisy:
Chapter 8
1. What was it that kept Gatsby and Daisy apart when they were young?
2. What did Gatsby work hard for? Why did he create the extravagant lifestyle?
Chapter 9
1. What happened to Tom and Daisy?
What was Gatsbys dream, and how does that connect to Modernism? Was his
dream fulfilled? Was it lost?