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Exploring Key Characters and Themes in "The Great Gatsby"

Dive deep into F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" with this comprehensive overview of the novel's significant themes, characters, and plot points. Discover the complexities of Jay Gatsby's longing for Daisy, the symbolism of the green light, and the backgrounds of pivotal figures such as Meyer Wolfsheim and Dan Cody. This guide covers intriguing questions and answers that highlight the characters’ motivations, the societal context of the Jazz Age, and the tragic pursuit of dreams. Perfect for students and literature enthusiasts seeking to enhance their understanding.

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Exploring Key Characters and Themes in "The Great Gatsby"

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  1. JEOPARDY!

  2. The number of years Gatsby had waited to see Daisy again question

  3. What is 5?

  4. The number of years Gatsby had saved to purchase his mansion on Long Island question

  5. What is 3 years?

  6. Gatsby’s real name (first and last) question

  7. Who is James Gatz?

  8. Gatsby was originally from this state. question

  9. What is North Dakota?

  10. The reason Gatsby gives for not drinking much alcohol question

  11. What is because Dan Cody had a problem with alcoholism?

  12. “The boarder” question

  13. Who is Klipspringer?

  14. The man who supposedly acted as Gatsby’s mentor question

  15. Who is Dan Cody?

  16. Meyer Wolfsheim’s profession question

  17. What is a gambler?

  18. The reason some people think that Gatsby “invented” Dan Cody question

  19. What is because Dan Cody is an allusion to Daniel Boone/Buffalo Bill Cody and seems more like an image than a real person?

  20. The reason Nick originally thinks Meyer Wolfsheim is a dentist question

  21. What is because he has cufflinks made of human molars?

  22. What Gatsby asks Jordan to tell Nick question

  23. What is the fact that Gatsby loves Daisy?

  24. The reason Gatsby is so flustered when he first sees Daisy at Nick’s cottage question

  25. What is because he hasn’t seen her for five years / he is in love with her?

  26. What Daisy sobs into at Gatsby’s mansion question

  27. What are his shirts?

  28. What Gatsby shows Daisy that he has kept of her for all these years question

  29. What are newspaper articles / clippings about Daisy?

  30. Why Gatsby is upset when Nick says “you can’t repeat the past” (72) question

  31. What is because Gatsby is trying to repeat the past with Daisy?

  32. She plays golf for a living question

  33. Who is Jordan Baker?

  34. The character who consistently uses the phrase “old sport” question

  35. Who is Jay Gatsby?

  36. The character who said that Daisy’s voice “…is full of money” (42) question

  37. Who is Jay Gatsby?

  38. The character with whom Nick is very surprised when he describes a deal gone bad, then asks Nick to join him on a business venture question

  39. Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?

  40. The person who outright says that Daisy did not enjoy Gatsby’s party question

  41. Who is Tom Buchanan?

  42. The green light is a symbol of this question

  43. What is hope / a goal?

  44. Why Nick does not believe Gatsby when he says he was “educated at Oxford” question

  45. What is because he rushes to say it, like it’s a lie?

  46. What Tom does for a living question

  47. What is play polo (a polo player)?

  48. The reason Gatsby is so concerned with the length of Nick’s grass question

  49. What is because he wants to impress Daisy when she comes to Nick’s house?

  50. The reason Gatsby doesn’t get the $25,000 Dan Cody promised him question

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