The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby by Mind Map: The Great Gatsby

1. Plot

1.1. Chapter 1 was just meeting different characters and introducing the setting and background of the story. It gives information on Nick and how he got to where he is

2. Setting

2.1. Nicks Home

2.2. Buchanan's Home

3. Tom

4. Jordan Baker

5. Daisy

6. Nick

7. Chapter 1

7.1. Characters:

8. Theme

8.1. The American Dream. The valley of Ashes failed to be a good example of the dream. In the second chapter it shows a lot of different social classes and it exemplifies the american dream.

9. Symbols

9.1. Daisy and Myrtle are both names that are also flowers and the flowers meaning are significant to their personalities

10. They all had a party in Tom's apartment down in the valley of ashes. At this party there were a lot of conversations with people changing settings. The biggest event in the chapter was Tom assaulted his mistress and broke her nose for speaking of his wife.

11. Mr.Wilson

12. Myrtle

13. Setting

13.1. Wilson's home

13.2. Valley of Ashes

13.3. Toms Apartment

13.4. Gatsbys home

13.5. Buchanan's Home

14. Plot

15. Chapter 2

15.1. Characters 2

16. Theme

16.1. Love and Relationships because we discover the affair between Tom and Myrtle. So Tom has to figure out his marriage and his affair because his wife has found out.

17. Symbols

17.1. The billboard of the doctors eyes. This symbolizes the difference in social classes between the rich people and the people that live in the valley of ashes.