The Great Gatsby Study Guide: 1-6

romantic nature, something gorgeous about him

not very big, but the locationis at an expensive land

a big mansion that had been used from generation to generations; right on the water, old money

daisy is nick's cousin and tom went to Yale with nick

big and strong, like a football player.

beautiful, careless, sad inside

he had a mistress in the city (NYC)

she hope's she can be a fool; wanted her to be a girl because she can be a fool and no one will care

see him at night, putting his out towards the outside

place where New York's industrial ashes are dumped between West Egg and NYC; represents the moral and social decay that results from the uninhibited pursuit of wealth, as the rich indulge themselves with regard for nothing but their own pleasure

pair of fading, bespectacled eyes painted on an old advertising billboard over the valley of ashes. They may represent God staring down upon and judging American society as a moral wasteland

his mistress, myrtle

George Wilson's wife and tom's mistress

myrtle wilson's husband, and an auto mechanic; he also works on Tom Buchanan's car

a puppy

they went to Tom's flat that he uses to have an affair with Myrtle; it is also the place that they have the party at

Myrtle's sister that live in NYC

a couple that scare Nick; Mr. Mckee is kind of girly and Mrs. Mckee is quite loud

he is the nephew or cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm

she thought that her husband was a gentleman and knew stuff about breeding (dogs)

he told her to stop (acting so flamboyant) and when she didn't he punched her in the nose and it subsequently broke

a big house, fancy car, swimming pool, big parties, nice clothes

many people he did not know; new rich, famous people-actors and actresses, directors, athletes

he got invited; he also wanted to learn more about Gatsby

at first Nick doesn't know he is talking to him; they were talking about WWI

he killed someone, was a German spy

kind of because he didn't want people to know much about him so he lets the rumors 'fly'

at first he didn't really think much about it but then later on there's kind of something more between them

he is a guy that is always at Gatsby's house and referred to as "the boarder"

gatsby told him about his family, where he came form and about studying at Oxford. then he mentions about his time serving in the war. he even shows a medallion he earned.

he wants Nick to invite Daisy over for tea, and Gatsby will drop by. He also wants Jordan to tell the story of him and Daisy

One of Gatsby's business partners, and a dear friend

he is someone who you want to take home to meet your mother and sister. He's a gentleman, and confirms that he went to Oxford.

daisy had been in love with gatsby before he went off to war, but then she married tom. then she had a baby girl.

nick is to invite daisy over for tea, but he won't tell her that gatsby will be there. (nick told daisy not to bring tom) gatsby was nervous, firstly, because he thought that daisy was not going to come, but also because he had not seen her in years. he also thought she might not love him anymore. what would he do then?

3 years

he was not in the same social class as her, so he was trying to impress her and show her that he kind of could be

he had the 'go-ahead' to pursue Daisy, like traffic lights. but he didn't have the money to buy a car, which showed one thing that was blocking his way, the difference in social class and lack of money

an illusion

Jams Gatz, North Dakota

he went and traveled with Cody and took care of him when he was drunk. then when Cody died he got some of his fortune from him, but not all.

she doesn't really like the idea. this really hurts him, because the parties are a part of him.

he wants daisy to tell him that she never loved tom and that everything will be the same as before.