Was Fitzgerald's writing popular during his life? - answer No—he had only moderate
success and recognition while alive.
Why are frontiers important to man? - answer Man was made to subdue the earth;
without pursuing the frontier of the unconquered, he loses his purpose.
What was one of Fitzgerald's besetting sins? - answer drinking
What is Gatsby's "frontier"? - answer to become worthy of Daisy
How is the Great Commission like the Dominion Mandate? – answer In both, God sends
His people out to subdue the earth and cultivate it, in a physical sense at Creation and
in a spiritual sense in the Great Commission.
What is the chief end of man? - answerTo glorify God and enjoy him forever
Will we ever reach the end of subduing God's creation? - answerNo—God is an infinite
God, and He will always be creating more for us to search out.
What symbol does Fitzgerald use to represent the unattainable? - answera green light
on a dock
Why is glorifying God satisfying to man? - answerbecause of our new nature modeled
after Christ
Who are the Westerners of the novel? - answerTom, Daisy, Jordan, Gatsby, and Nick
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