The Great Gatsby 2

Question 1

Edward Limb

Answer 1

“Nick abandons the West to join the bond business, as does Gatsby”
“symbol of the relationship between America’s economic growth and its moral decline”
“we are swept away by his romantic idealism, whilst noting his childish naivety”
“Jay Gatsby is constantly discontented”

Question 2

Paul Stavely

Answer 2

“angry, bored and dissatisfied”
“Tom Buchanan is physically and emotionally abusive to both his wife and mistress”
“green is the colour of the dollar bill”
“America is suffering because it has abandoned God”
“an image of perfection so flawless that her humanity is overlooked”
“George and Myrtle Wilson dream of a better life but cannot escape their circumstances”

Question 3

Ian and Michelle McMechan

Answer 3

“the narrative might be considered misogynistic”
“[Pammy] innumerable possessions, something for her to show off”
“she is ‘discontented”- Jordan
““Fitzgerald’s portrayal of women is by no means straightforward”

Question 4

Fetterley

Answer 4

“he who possesses Daisy Fay is the most powerful boy”

“she is no more than the prize over which Tom and Gatsby fight”

Question 5

Claire Stocks

Answer 5

“there is certainly something of the showman about Gatsby”
“is a liar and a criminal”
“they are merely part of an intricate Broadway set”- Gatsby’s books, Owl eyes