Transcript comprehension questions

Keeping in mind its color, what do you think Gatsby’s
car symbolizes?
Why is Gatsby “content”
that Tom knows about him
and Daisy?
What is his goal?
Why is Gatsby upset that
Daisy said she used to love
Tom?
(Keep in mind what we said about
Gatsby’s goal the night he kissed
Daisy for the first time.)
How did Gatsby get his
money?
How do you think Daisy
will feel about this?
Why does Nick go out of
his way to mention that
Gatsby looked “as if he
had killed a man”?
Does Nick seem happy
about his birthday?
Why do you think he
feels this way?
Why did Myrtle run out
into the street?
Why does Nick say he’s
watching over nothing?
What is happening with
Tom and Daisy?
If the car symbolizes the
pursuit of the American
Dream, and it is later called
“the death car,” what does this
say about pursuing the
American Dream?
Think about these eyes again.
Whose eyes could they symbolize?
From the perspective of T.J.
Eckleburg (or God), who is
responsible for Myrtle’s death?