The Great Gatsby

• Main character: Jay Gatsby

  • Rich and mysterious man

    • He is very rich

      • He throws big parties

      • He has a huge house

      • He owns fancy cars

    • People know little about him

      • He keeps his past secret

      • He tells strange stories

      • He seems hard to understand

    • He is trying to impress Daisy

      • He wants her attention

      • He hopes to win her back

      • He uses wealth to seem important

  • Throws big parties

  • Wants Daisy back

• Daisy Buchanan

  • Gatsby's old love

  • Beautiful and rich

  • Not very honest

• Nick Carraway

  • Narrator of the story

  • Gatsby's neighbor

  • Observes everything

• Tom Buchanan

  • Daisy's husband

  • Rich and rude

  • Cheats on Daisy

• Setting

  • Long Island, New York

    • This is the place where much of The Great Gatsby happens. It shows the rich, fancy world of the characters, with big houses, parties, and social status. The two sides of Long Island help show the difference between old money and new money.

  • 1920s

  • The Jazz Age

• Love story

  • Gatsby loves Daisy

  • Daisy chose money and comfort

  • Love ends sadly

• Rich vs poor

  • Old money

    • East Egg elite

    • Inherited wealth

    • Traditional status

    • Tom and Daisy

  • New money

  • Poor people struggle

• Dreams

  • Gatsby wants a perfect life

  • Dreams can be fake

  • The American Dream

• Parties

  • Many strangers come

  • Big and fancy

    • Lavish decorations

    • Live music and dancing

    • Expensive food and drinks

    • Crowded with guests

  • Hide Gatsby's loneliness

• Symbol of the green light

  • Gatsby's hope

  • Daisy is far away

  • Dream he cannot reach

• The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg

  • A billboard with eyes

  • Symbol of watching and judgment

• Valley of Ashes

  • Dirty and empty place

  • Shows poverty and waste

• Myrtle Wilson

  • Tom's lover

  • Wants a better life

  • Dies in the story

• George Wilson

  • Myrtle's husband

  • Sad and desperate

  • Tries to find the truth

• Ending

  • Gatsby dies

    • Gatsby is shot and killed at the end of the story. He dies after taking the blame for something that was not fully his fault. This shows how tragic his dream and life have become.

  • Dream falls apart

  • Nick leaves New York