Gatsby Criticism Flashcards

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1
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What does Tony Tanner say?

A

The Green light represents a suitably inaccessible focus for Gatsby’s yearning

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Who says that Gatsby’s was a young, reckless world?

A

Bennett

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According to Trilling, Gatsby, divided by what two things, comes inevitably to stand for America itself?

A

Power and dream

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What is Malcom Bradbury’s view on the American Dream?

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The dream of an innocent, pastoral America created by man’s desire for wonder

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What does Bennett say?

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Gatsby’s was a young, reckless world

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