Gatsby Revision Flashcards
Theme of Love
He stretched out his arms toward the dark water.”
“Her voice is full of money”
“earned it by bootlegging alcohol”
Setting
“The valley of ashes—a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat”
“the less fashionable of the two”
‘I’d be a God Damn fool to live anywhere else.’
Turning Point
“Fallen like a house of cards.”
“I’m just going to wait here ”
“You loved me too?”
Characterisation
”Old sport”
“Her personality had also undergone a change”
“These people!”
Truth and image/rumour
“I bet he killed a man”
“He’s an Oxford man”
“Old Sport”
Love for Daisy
“He stretched out his arms toward the dark water.”
“it increased her value in his eyes.”
“earned it by bootlegging alcohol”
American Dream
“Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can.”
“Her voice is full of money,”
‘Daisy tumbled short of his dreams
Turning Point
“Fallen like a house of cards.”
“I’m just going to wait here ”
“You loved me too?”
