Gatsby Weather/Symbols

Question 1

Sunny

Answer 1

The weather is sunny when Daisy and Gatsby are finally together again.

Question 2

Raining

Answer 2

The weather is rainy right before Daisy arrives at Gatsby’s house.
He is very nervous.

Question 3

Hot

Answer 3

The weather is hot during the trip to NYC. The tensions are hot with Tom and Gatsby’s fight over Daisy.

Question 4

Crisp/Cool

Answer 4

The weather is crisp and cool when Gatsby tells Nick how he believes Daisy never loved Tom

Question 5

English Shirts

Answer 5

The shirts symbolize what Daisy and Gatsby could have been. If he had been wealthy when he met her maybe she wouldn’t have married Tom. The shirts also symbolize the corruption of only wanting people for their wealth and material goods.

Question 6

Automobiles

Answer 6

The automobiles symbolize the extraneous wealth the lack of empathy and corruption of the upper class.
Gatsby’s car is yellow the color of wealth.
An automobile is the reason for a middle class woman’s death (Myrtle).

Question 7

The Eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg

Answer 7

The eyes symbolize God looking over the Valley of Ashes. They also symbolize emptiness and longing for the past.

Question 8

The Green Light

Answer 8

The green light symbolizes the American Dream. It is located at the end of Daisy’s dock and helps Gatsby keep his true love in sight.
The green light is also money.