The Great Gatsby is set among the gaudy, excessive mansions of Long Island and depicts the hope and disillusionment inspired by the dream of becoming wealthy. It is a portrait of the spiritlessness of the Jazz Age and the cruelty of immense wealth. See how much you can remember about the plot of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby.
The west egg district of Long Island
Chicago's upper east side.
Hollywood.
Leaves town
Throws giant parties.
Stays at home all alone.
Jay Gatsby
His cousin Daisy and her husband Tom.
His friend Jordan from Yale.
That Daisy is seeing Jay Gatsby
That Tom and Daisy are getting a divorce
That Tom has a lover, Myrtle Wilson
The valley of ashes, a gray industrial dumping ground between West Egg and New York City.
West egg, the affluent section of town.
East egg, the poor section of town.
By storming out of the room.
By breaking her nose.
By agreeing to leave Daisy.
That he knew Daisy from before she got married, and was in love with her.
That he was a member of the mafia who was in love with Jordan.
That he had to leave town suddenly because he had killed a man.
Daisy thorough a telescope.
The green light at the end of Daisy's dock.
He watches Tom go to meet his girlfriend.
Nick invites Daisy to have tea at his house, without telling her that Gatsby will also be there
Gatsby arranges another large party at his mansion.
Jordan arranges to take Daisy into town and then runs into Gatsby.
Pulls out a gun and threatens to shoot Gatsby.
Has the group drive to the Plaza Hotel, where he rents a room and confronts Gatsby there.
Tells Daisy in front of the group that he wants a divorce.
Gatsby’s car has struck and killed Myrtle
Gatsby and Daisy have been in an accident and Daisy is dying
Gatsby and Daisy have been in an accident and Gatsby is dying
That Gatsby had been arguing with Daisy when he hit Myrtle.
Daisy was driving the car when it struck Myrtle, but that Gatsby intends to take the blame
That Gatsby had seen Myrtle, recognized her and in a fit of rage, killed her on purpose.
The truth - that he had been having an affair with his wife.
Nothing.
That Gatsby was the driver of the car.
Finds Gatsby in the pool at his mansion and shoots him dead. He then fatally shoots himself.
Goes over to shoot Gatsby, but Gatsby sees him and shoots him first, then commits suicide.
Goes over and shoots Tom because he knows he is lying.
In a fit of rage, Nick confronts Daisy and Tom at the Plaza in front of everyone then returns home to Chicago.
Nick stages a small funeral for Gatsby, ends his relationship with Jordan, and moves back to the Midwest to escape the disgust he feels for the people surrounding Gatsby’s life
Nick quietly leaves town because he can't bear to see them again.