Answer the following questions in complete sentences. (25 Points) Explain the following quote and how it connects to the idea or vision that Gatsby has for the past and the future. How does this relate to the image of the green light? “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And then one fine morning—So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
Explain how the following quote relates to the central theme of the novel. (20 points) “He talked a lot about the past, and I gathered that he wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy. His life had been confused and disordered since then, but if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was. . . .” (110 Fitzgerald)
Is Gatsby's love for Daisy real? Does he love her, or his conception of her? Explain your answer. (10 Points)
Explain the main conflict between old and new money? How does it relate to the story? (15 Points)
Do you like Daisy? Defend your answer. (5 Points)
Do you trust Nick as a narrator? Explain your answers. (5 Points)
Explain the symbol of the eyes of T. J. Eckleburg? (10 Points)
Who are the three people that attend Gatsby's funeral? (10 points)
Who is Pammy?
Who is Owleyes?
Who is Dan Cody?
Who is George Wilson?
Where is Gatsby's mansion located?
Where does Nick live?
At the end of the novel, who does Daisy choose to be with?
What are the "eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg"?
When Gatsby renews his relationship with Daisy at Nick's house, what does Gatsby knock of the mantle?
What is Meyer Wolfsheim's claim to fame?
Where has most of Gatsby's money come from?
Why did Gatsby through all those huge parties?
Why didn't Gatsby return to Daisy immediately after the war?
When Myrtle saw Jordan with Tom, she thought Jordan was:
How long did Gatsby stay in college?
George Wilson says “You may fool me, but you can’t fool god”? To whom is he referring?
The Great Gatsbytakes place during what time period?
Who said, “Her voice is full of money.”
Who is this quote about?
Who said, "They’re a rotten crowd," ... You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together."
How much time has passed since Gatsby and Daisy were together?
Who is James Gatz?
What does Nick Carraway do for a living?
Who is the focus of this novel?
Why does Gatsby stop throwing parties?
Who runs over Myrtle?
Where is Myrtle killed?
What is Tom's biig regret in all of this?