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The Great Gatsby ("Global Classics") Motifs

Motifs and symbols tracked across analyzed chapters, with links back to chapter summaries and chapter analysis pages.

Jay Gatsby

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5
Summary ch. 6Analysis ch. 6

rain

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

the yellow car

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9

author names

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

automobiles

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8

bestseller lists

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

boat as house

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

book titles

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

books

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

bootlegger whispers

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

broken promises

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9

bullet points

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

cigarette smoke

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9

cocktails

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8

Daisy Buchanan

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 6Analysis ch. 6

Dan Cody’s coat

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

dusty rooms

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9

funeral processions

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

Gatsby’s empty house

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

Gatsby’s pink rag suit

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9

Gatsby’s porch

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8

Gatsby's yacht

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

genre variety

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

green jersey

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

heat

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8

ISBN numbers

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

ISBN strings

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

Klipspringer

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 6Analysis ch. 6

Lake Superior

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

letters

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

Meyer Wolfsheim

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

name change

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

Nick Carraway

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

night fog

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9

party veneer

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8

photographs

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

platonic self‑image

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

publication dates

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

rumors

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

schedule

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

tennis shoes

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8

the asterisk divider

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

the broken clock

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9

the cemetery gate

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

the cracked picture

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

the empty chapter title

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

the empty pool

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9

the empty portrait

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

the eyes of Eckleburg

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8

the final period

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

the garden bell

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8

the garden piano

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9

the Hopalong Cassidy schedule

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

the lemon‑scented air

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8

the list separator

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

the marble steps

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9

the owl‑eyed man

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

the pink suit

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

the pool

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8

the Swastika sign

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

the underground pipe

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

Tom’s polo shirt

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8

war memories

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9