Things to Know

The Great Gatsby

Things to KNOW

1)   List four sub-plots and be able to outline them according to the six elements

2)   Outline the main plot

3)   List all the rumors

4)   MOTIFS – explain the following and how it works in the overall meaning of the text: TIME, Car Crashes, Weather

5)   SYMBOLS- explain the following and how they work in the overall meaning of the novel: Eyes of Eckleburg, Green Light, Settings, Biloxi, Daisy’s voice, songs

6)   Characters: Nick, Jordan, Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, Klipspringer, Wilson, Owl Eyes, Myrtle, Mr. and Mrs. Sloan, Mr. Gatz, Dan Cody, Mr. and Mrs. McKee

7)   Quotes

8)   List all the dreams/illusions of the characters in Gatsby

9)   Allusions – KNOW AT LEAST FIVE ALLUSIONS and be able to discuss their importance

10)                  Classes – discuss the different classes and there representatives in Gatsby

11)                  THEMES: The Death of the American Dream; The Roaring Twenties; Time – The Meaning of Time; Social Classes and Social Structure in America

12)                   Meaning of characters names.

1)    List three symbols from the novel and briefly in a few sentences discuss what they mean in relation to one of the major themes.

2)    Who is the dynamic character and how does he change?

3)    List for settings in the novel (be exact) and discuss the purpose of each setting.

4)    Exactly when does the novel begin and when does it end?

5)    List the importance of the following characters.  Why are they important to the novel?

DAISY:

GEORGE WILSON:

TOM:

MYRTLE:

OWL EYES:

JORDAN:

6)    Outline the main plot (give at least 3 events in the rising action)

7)    What are some ways (at least five) that Jay Gatz reinvented himself as Jay Gatsby?

8)    List and discuss one major theme from the novel and give examples of scenes that reinforce the idea.

9)    Who is the protagonist of the novel?  And make an argument using examples to back this idea up.

FOR THE FOLLOWING QUOTATIONS NAME THE SPEAKER:

10) “Nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions and next they’ll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white”

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11) If it wasn’t for the mist we could see your home across the bay.  You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of the dock.”

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12) “It’s really his wife that’s keeping them apart.  She’s a catholic and they don’t believe in divorce.”

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13) “Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.”

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14) “What’ll we plan?  What do people plan?”

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15) “I’ve been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.”

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16) “You said a bad driver was only safe until she met another bad driver?  Well, I met another bad driver didn’t I?”

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