What are good questions to ask about The Great Gatsby?
Study Questions
- What is important about the title of “The Great Gatsby?”
- Which adaptations of the novel have you seen?
- What are the conflicts in “The Great Gatsby”?
- Why is Gatsby unable to put the past behind him?
- What choice would you have made in Daisy’s situation?
- What role does Daisy play in Gatsby’s downfall?
Where does Nick rent a house?
Gatsby’s personality was nothing short of “gorgeous.” In the summer of 1922, Nick writes, he had just arrived in New York, where he moved to work in the bond business, and rented a house on a part of Long Island called West Egg.
Why did Daisy drink herself to numbness the night before her wedding?
Daisy fell in love with Lieutenant Jay Gatsby, who was stationed at the base near her home. Though she chose to marry Tom after Gatsby left for the war, Daisy drank herself into numbness the night before her wedding, after she received a letter from Gatsby.
What is Carraway’s first name?
The first and last names of the narrator, Nick Carraway, have been subject to interpretation. His first name evokes a character in Petronius’s Satyricon (Drennan 145) or—for those who regard him as an unreliable or duplicitously selective narrator—it may suggest “Old Nick” or Satan, the archetypal liar.
Where does Nick live?
He lives in the West Egg district of Long Island, next door to Gatsby. Nick is also Daisy’s cousin, which enables him to observe and assist the resurgent love affair between Daisy and Gatsby.
How does Nick describe Gatsby?
Nick views Gatsby as a deeply flawed man, dishonest and vulgar, whose extraordinary optimism and power to transform his dreams into reality make him “great” nonetheless.
What did Gatsby’s letter say?
Daisy, oh Daisy for you are not here with me! Right now you are nothing but wonderful and breathtaking dreams and fantasies in my mind. But in my heart I have a gleam of hope that you, my precious little princess will be waiting for me when I return from this outrageous inferno.
Who is Nick Carraway’s father?
Nick Carraway | |
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Residence | West Egg, Long Island, New York, United States |
Profession | Bondsman (writer, unofficial) |
Family members | Father Daisy Buchanan (second-cousin once removed) (cousin [in some film adaptions]) Pammy Buchanan (second-cousin twice removed) (first cousin once removed [in some film adaptions]) |
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