Modernism Flashcards
What do modernist believe
Reality exists in the mind and they seek to capture the nature of humans in their beautiful, vulgar entirety
What is realism
A purely faithful imitation of the “true “ reality”
What changes to narrative voice happened because of modernism
The narrative voice didn’t have to be looming over the text but could be a subjective mind ingrained in the text
This birthed - impressionism , unreliable narration , interior monologue and stream of consciousness writing
What did impressionist novels seek to do
Make the narrator narrate like a real human
What is impressionism
A literary technique the aims to capture a feeling or experience than achieve 100 percent accurate depiction
Ahat does a unreliable narrator allow for the reader to do
Search for alternative reading
Why did zelda originally refuse to marry Fitzgerald , why did her mind change and how might this link to characters in the novel
Zelda originally refused to marry Fitzgerald because he wasn’t wealthy enough(Daisy) and changed her mind when he had his first book published .
What did zelda say when her child was born?
“I hope it’s beautiful and a fool. A beautiful little fool” - what daisy says in the novel
What causes Fitzgeralds early dwath at 44
A heartattack likely caused by his raging alcoholism
What caused the disillusionment of the “lost generation “ and how did this attribute to the jazz age
Ww1 caused the disillusionment of the lost generation as they had felt they lost their direction and purpose
The let their energy out in the “jazz age”
How was urbanisation and modernity changing in the 1920s
Mass migration to urban areas caused cities to grow rapidly
The skyscrapers built were a symbol of ambition in this era
Criticised by Fitzgerald as having “haunting loneliness”
How was urbanisation and modernity changing in the 1920s
Mass migration to urban areas caused cities to grow rapidly
The skyscrapers built were a symbol of ambition in this era
Criticised by Fitzgerald as having “haunting loneliness”
What were cars a symbol of in the great gatsby + relevant quotes
Cars were a symbol of status ( and were becoming more affordable )
Gatsby- “circus wagon” - west egg Motif of new money - flashy
“Yellow” - flashy - symbol of wealth in the great gatsby - also a symbol of death- foreshadowing Mrs wilsons death
What were the 3 main areas in the great gatsby and what did this show about the status of the people living there + relevant quotations
West egg - new money -
East egg - old money
Valley of ashes - working class - “ desolate “ - men “swarm” - animalistic imagery - insect connotations
What racial diversions are there in the great gatsby
Nick is anti semitic- “small , flat nosed jew “
Tom echoes opinions about white supremacy throughout the novel
