Great Gatsby 1 Flashcards
“I m m s b I n s s s b s b.”
“It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such — such
beautiful shirts before.”
Symbolism- Alludes to Daisy’s amazement of the extent of Gatsby’s new wealth. The breakdown represents an emotional crisis. As she is someone who reckons with the emptiness of both pursuits new money and old money.
“H w s, a I g a h u d”
“He was silent, and I guessed at his unutterable depression.”
Mood- Gatsby is disappointed that Daisy did not enjoy the party. He is finally starting to understand that he will never be able to have her. This depresses Gatsby because even though he knows he will never have her to call his own, he still can’t stop loving her.
“Y a h a g l t b a n a t e o y d…”
“You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock…”
Motif- Gatsby’s conception of Daisy became unrecognizable or took on a life of its own—now, the real Daisy can’t possibly compete with the perfect, embellished version of her that’s lived in Gatsby’s
mind for years.
“T t w t J G, o W E, L I, s f h P c o h”
“The truth was that Jay Gatsby, of West Egg, Long Island,
sprang from his Platonic conception of himself”
Nick notes how artificially Gatsby has created his personality and identity. The allusion to Plato implies how he argued that truth is separate from reality. Gatsby’s idea of himself as someone “great” did not match the truth of his reality. Instead, he ended up miserable and dissatisfied with his life.
“I b h w a h f e l d o y t c t”
I’ll be here waiting and hoping for every long dream of you to come true.”
Daisy infers to Gatsby that she is ready and wants to leave her Tom to rekindle/pursue a relationship with Gatsby. This turned out to be a hollow and false promise which resulted in death for Gatsby and the diminishment of his hope in achieving his American Dream by gaining an immense amount of wealth to win Daisy back. (materialistic values/virtues)
