- Our protagonist, Jay Gatsby, has put aside his personal ambitions for glory and Daisy. Do any of the other characters put aside their personal ambitions for love? Do they have ambitions?
- Why is it ironic that Gatsby dies in his pool?
- Nick’s relationship with
Jordan
- You could say that we have seen to different sides to Gatsby. What do you think those two sides are and what do you think this tells us about his character?
- Why did Nick feel responsible for Gatsby?
- Is it typical of Daisy and Tom to leave
New York
- Summarize Meyer Wolfshiem’s response to Nick’s letter.
- Who does Nick meet in the last chapter? How is this person?
- How did the man feel about Gatsby’s place?
- Why was Klipspringer calling Gatsby’s house? What does his request say about his relationship with Gatsby?
- How did Gatsby and Wolfshiem first meet? What was Gatsby’s situation?
- What does Gatsby’s schedule say about his work ethic?
- Who is Nick surprised to see at Gatsby’s funeral?
- How does Nick feel about the East after Gatsby’s death?
- What is the last thing that Nick does before he leaved the East?
- Who does Nick run into and what information does this person reveal to him?
- Explain the following quote said by Nick: “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” (187-188)
- Below is a list of several themes and symbols that run throughout the novel. Explain how these things are present within the novel, who they might relate to, and what they mean?
- Rags to Riches
- Lost innocence
- Wanting what you can’t have
- The eyes of Dr. T.J. Ekleberg
- East Egg vs. West Egg
- The green light
- How does Nick feel about
New York
- What type of mood is left with the reader at the very end of the novel: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back carelessly into the past.”
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