Second Paragraph - Gatby Clothes + House

Question 1

Opening sentence

Answer 1

• Gatsby throughout the novel has been used to symbolise wealth and what it can potentially bring you, he embodies the belief that money can buy happiness,

Question 2

‘Gatsby in a white flannel suit, silver shirt, and a gold coloured tie’.

Answer 2

• The clothes Gatsby is wearing symbolise the colour of wealth, he uses his clothes to try show how rich he is, and he wants Daisy to see how wealthy he is to impress her.
• However, Gatsby is a contradiction, dressed in rich silver and gold, yet also showing innocence and naivety in white, as he thinks this would be all that was needed to win Daisy back.

Question 3

Opening sentence; furthered

Answer 3

• When Daisy and Gatsby first reunite after the long five years away from each other Daisy fawns over Gatsbys shirts,

Question 4

‘They’re such beautiful shirts’.

Answer 4

• This symbolises through Daisy’s emotional response the excitement she carries that now, in her eyes, Gatsby has the wealth of a man she could marry unlike five years ago, when she rejected him due to his status and money.
• Through symbolism we see the character development of Daisy as it becomes clearer that she is vain.
• Wealth and stature are all that matter to her, we can also see this through the symbolism of the Eggs.

Question 5

Opening sentence; Gatsby house

Answer 5

• Gatsby’s house is also a focal point of his symbolism,

Question 6

‘blue gardens, men and girls came like moths among the whispering and champagne and the stars’,

Answer 6

• the comparison of people and moths portrays that just as moths are attracted to light and flock towards it so too do people to Gatsby’s home due to its extravagance but more importantly the parties he hosts.