Gatsby Quotes

Question 1

Destructive love of George
(possessive love,
Marriage )

Answer 1

‘He was his wife’s man not his own’

Question 2

Destruction of Myrtle - blood, valley of ashes, class, climbing plant

Answer 2

‘Mingled her thick, dark blood with the dust’

Question 3

Destruction of GATSBY by Daisy

Answer 3

Daisy’s words ‘bite physically into him’

Sensuous, visceral, painful, FS death

Question 4

G Obsessive love for D on meeting again - time motif

3 quotes

Answer 4

‘Defunct clock’
‘5 years next November’
‘Here’s a lot of clippings - about you’

Question 5

Obsession:

G realises Daisy’s voice is the American dream

Answer 5

‘Her voice was full of money’

Question 6

Obsession:

green light metaphor of American dream

• 1 reaching out end of chapter 2
• 2 concludes book

Answer 6

• 1 ‘yearning’ ‘trembling’ ‘single green light’

- 2 ‘Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future ‘

Question 7

Obsession: G and Daisy’s meeting, eyes motif

Hint: ceased

Answer 7

’ He hadn’t once ceased looking at daisy’

Question 8

3 Quotes on Old money

Hint - illuminati, club, house

Answer 8

‘Distinguished secret society’
‘Conspiring’
‘Colonial mansion’

Question 9

she wet her lips

Answer 9

Myrtle sexual

Question 10

she blossomed for him like a flower

Answer 10

daisy

Question 11

engrossed

Answer 11

obsessive romantic love