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
What did molfsheimer rig
The 1919 world series
What does the colour green symbolise
The green light symbolises the American dream and gatsby pursuit of daisy
The green light was “minute and far away” - symbolises how his dream of having daisy is far away
Daisy “always” has a “green light at the end of her dock “ - difference between dreams and reality
When gatsby died - people who had hope have died - death of American dreams - “the green light receded before us[…] tomorrow we will run faster - ceaseless struggle towards our dream
What character does the colour white associate with and why?
The colour white is associated with daisy because it symbolises purity and beauty
Daisy - white flower
Her house is “gleaming white”
What character does the colour white associate with and why?
The colour white is associated with daisy because it symbolises purity and beauty
Daisy - white flower
Her house is “gleaming white”
What is an alternative view of daisy being associated with white and why
White - emptiness, superficially
After gatsby dies daisy shows no grief
Daisy is his dream- daisy being white means his dream is worthless
Fitzgerald may have written it this way to show the futility of the American dream
Analyse the quotation “red gas-pumps […] in pools of light”
Red = blood and “pool” foreshadowing how gatsby dies in a pool and the blood of myrtle near the garage
Analyse the quotation “red gas-pumps […] in pools of light”
Red = blood and “pool” foreshadowing how gatsby dies in a pool and the blood of myrtle near the garage
Why is tom associated with the colour red
Red is a symbol of violence and rage
Tomnis violent and cruel and manipulates daisy
Why is gatsby associated with the colour yellow
The colour gatsby presents - wealth as the aristocracy wears yellow
Surrounds himself in yellow- car , tie , toilet
Daisy is a “golden woman”
Why is gatsby associated with the colour yellow
The colour gatsby presents - wealth as the aristocracy wears yellow
Surrounds himself in yellow- car , tie , toilet
Daisy is a “golden woman”
Why is the colour yellow also associated with death
Autumn leaves - death and decay
Wilson disappeared behind the yellow trees- gatsbys death
Gatsby’s yellow car- Mrs wilson’s death
Fitzgerald may have written it this to cricise the consumerist nature of the jazz age and how this fast lifestyle will lead to their downfall- Fitzgerald’s death
Why is gatsby associated with the colour blue
Blue - gatsby’s real self , melancholy , lonely
Blue - fancy and illusion of gatsbys dream
