European Influence - AO3 Context Flashcards
1
Q
How did Gatsby exceed the feudal hierarchy?
A
He was not satisfied with his role and heightened his role through illegal dealings.
2
Q
What European influence was Gatsby massively affected by during his time in Europe?
A
Ernest Hemingway
3
Q
What did Fitzgerald complain Europe was?
A
Of ‘Antiquary interest’.
4
Q
Who was Gatsby’s manor built by?
A
A brewer who wanted to live like an Old World Lord of the Manor with peasants who live in thatched houses. Americans refuse to fulfil the peasant role.
5
Q
How did the Old Brewer lose his money?
A
The Prohibition.
