Chapter 3 Review
Symbols and Motifs – Chapter 3 Yellow – twin girls at the party that started the rumors about Gatsby; did an act at party; one played the piano and sang a song while crying Rumors – started about Gatsby (he’s killed a man once, German spy, was in American army) Carelessness – people are drunk; Owl eyes drunk for a week; Jordan hates “careless” people, because she herself is careless (esp. with driving) Eyes – “Owl eyes;” Jordan’s eyes (“gray and sun-strained) Gray – villages in France (Gatsby and Nick discuss being in war); Jordan’s eyes Cars and Driving – the car accident outside where the wheel came off the car; Jordan left a car out in the rain and lied about it; Jordan driving – a bad driver (so far, have we had a positive/negative experience w/ cars and driving?) Lies – Jordan had “moved” her ball during a golf tournament; according to Nick, Jordan was “incurably” dishonest. “Dishonesty in a woman is never a thing you blame deeply.”
Reading Questions – Chapter 3 What rumors have been told about Gatsby? Why does Fitzgerald reveal rumors rather than fact? When Nick describes Gatsby “standing alone on the marble steps”, Gatsby seems isolated and alone. Why might he be alone at his own party? What kind of people are at Gatsby’s party? How do they behave? Why does Fitgerald describe the party preparations in so much detail? What vice (bad habit) does Nick eventually realize Jordan possesses? How does he feel about this? Nick thinks he's one of the few honest people he knows. Why? Do you think he is honest?
Chapter 1 Review Questions Who is the narrator of the story? Where does Nick originally come from? Where does Nick live now? Why has Nick moved to New York? How does Nick know Tom and Daisy? What does Jordan Baker do for a living? What does Nick learn from Jordan when Tom is called to the phone?
Chapter 2 Discussion Questions Describe the "valley of ashes." What does it look like and what does it represent? Describe Mr. Wilson and Myrtle. Do they seem to fit into the setting? What more have you learned about Nick in this chapter? Is he similar or different than the people he spends his time with? Describe the violent act committed against Myrtle. What does this reveal about the person who commits the act? According to Catherine, why can’t Tom and Myrtle be married?
Quotes – (make your chart) “I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited.” (41) “Instead of rambling, this party had preserved a dignified homogeneity, and assumed itself to the function of representing the staid nobility of the countryside- East Egg condescending to West Egg and carefully on guard against it’s spectroscopic gayety.” (44) Absolutely have real pages and everything.” (45) And I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy.” (49) “A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows and the great doors, endowing with complete isolation the figure of the host…”(55) “Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself?” “I hope I never will.”(58) “I am one of the only honest people I know.” (59)