Chapter 6 - Context Flashcards
What does the NY reporter suggest? What does this flick forward to?
The world of media was opening up to celebs
Gatsby’s death and the media that surrounds it
What is made clear about Cody’s past? What was this an age around?
He had shady dealings
Wills and legal matters became more important
What do we learn more of around Gatsby? What did this dominate?
The ethos of the “self-made” man
American society
What does Gatsby think success means? How does he feel he lost Daisy?
He can love again
Through the will of “old money”
What is presented about Gatsby and his awareness? Where is this presented?
He lacks an ominous amount of social awareness
Tom’s invitations
What clash is at the party? Who presents this?
Old and new money
Tom and Gatsby
What are the two men competing for? How does it feel when Gatsby is annoying Tom?
Daisy
He is doing it on purpose
How does Nick defend Gatsby from Tom? What was the significance of these?
Gatsby made his money through “drug-stores’’
There was a phenomenon in the 1920s
What do love fixations usually tell the reader? What are Daisy and Gatsby?
They are mixed
Star-crossed lovers
What does Gatsby believe about his affair with Daisy?
Despite historical and economic conditions, it can work
What stage of the novel does chapter 6 move it to? What is there going to be a greater clash of?
Climax
Old and new money
