Gatsby - Critics Flashcards
1
Q
What does Thomas Boyle have to say about Fitzgerald’s deliberate choice of narrator ?
A
“An unreliable narrator”
2
Q
What does Lionel Trilling have to say about Gatsby illustration and the effect on America ?
A
Gatsby “comes inevitably to stand for America itself
3
Q
What does Leland S Person have to say about the ideals invented by Fitzgerald ?
A
No human being, could ever approximate the platonic ideal he has invented
4
Q
What does H. L. Menchen have to say about the pursuits demonstrated by Gatsby’s character ?
A
“Their idiotic pursuit of sensation”
