Quotes & Examples - Wealth / Money / American Dream Flashcards
“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.”
Symbolizes Gatsby’s American Dream—forever elusive, a reflection on wealth and aspiration.
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…”
Highlights how wealth enables people like Tom and Daisy to evade accountability.
“Her voice is full of money.”
Nick’s observation captures how Daisy’s allure is deeply tied to wealth and status.
“I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”
Nick’s hope reflects the renewal associated with the American Dream.
“Can’t repeat the past? … Why of course you can!”
Gatsby’s relentless pursuit of wealth and Daisy, embodying his misguided American Dream.
“There’s a lot of rich women in this town.”
Shows Gatsby’s awareness of wealth and its social allure in New York.
“He’s a bootlegger. One time he killed a man who had found out he was nephew to Von Hindenburg and second cousin to the devil.”
Rumors surround Gatsby’s fortune, hinting at the corrupting nature of wealth.
“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.”
Reflects Nick’s view of wealth and extravagance in the East Coast elite.
