Main Characters Flashcards
How is Tom presented when he is first introduced
Semantic field of power “hulking “ “brute”
“Shining arrogant eyes”
Uses imperative which is commanding and has short sharp dialogue
Very racist
What colours are best represented by each character
Tom-red
Daisy-white
Grey-Wilson(valley of ashes)
Gatsby- blue , yellow
What colours are best represented by each character
Tom-red
Daisy-white
Grey-Wilson(valley of ashes)
Gatsby- blue , yellow
How does Fitzgerald expose a society with discrimininatory attitudes towards race , religion and background
Wolfsheim - Jewish - “tiny eyes “ “large eyes”
“Gonnegtion “ uneducated idiolect
Tom hates new money - Gatsbys car was a “circus wagon” - “I’d be a goddamned fool to live anywhere else(other than east egg”
Toms white supremacy - “rise of the coloured empires”
How does Fitzgerald earn that religion has been replaced by consumerism and hedonism
Tj eckleburg- called “god “ by Wilson but was just an advertisement- materialism
“Golden “ eyes - connotations of value
Gatsby and Tom all pursue married women -
Tom uses daisys supposed catholic background to deceive myrtle- lying and cruel
How are cars seen as a symbol of status and wealth in the great Gatsby
Cars as a status symbol
Wilson was begging for just one of Tom’s cars
Tom has a car fitting the old money motif “blue”
Gatsby has a new money yellow “circus wagon”
How does Fitzgerald highlight the social divide between the rich and the poor
The juxtaposition between the setting of the valley of ashes and east egg
“Swarm” “ash grey men who move dimly”
“Fantastic farm” “a line of grey cars crawl”
The characters of Wilson , tom and Gatsby
Wilson-“spiritless “ “anaemic”
Juxtaposes gatsbys ambition and toms boisterous nature
How does Gatsby reveal the corrupt and unattainable nature of the American dream
The green light - symbol of the American dream - Gatsby dies in pursuit of American dream
“Boats against the current “ - unattainable , pointless
Alternative view is hope as “one fine morning” we may reach it
