The Great Gatsby AO3

Question 1

what is the 19th amendment undermined by

Answer 1

The 19th amendment is undermined by the 1923 equal rights amendment that consistently failed

Question 2

the American dream and the reality of such

Answer 2

The American dream has various manifestations land of opportunity equality freedom happiness but Ashes and an empty billboard is the reality -an image of the emptiness

Question 3

what is an unusual aspect of TGG

Answer 3

it is very unusual in the American novel to return to where you come from

Question 4

Zelda Fitzgerald quote

Answer 4

“we found our dreams on … Advertising”

Question 5

what is an aspect that drove the pursuit of pleasure of the 1920s

Answer 5

One of the things driving the pursuit of pleasure is an attempt to forget the horrors of World War One -life can be -as Hobbes says- “nasty, brutish and short” so it is better to enjoy what you have to the maximum

Question 6

what is the current goal of the American dream

Answer 6

The American dream is a desire for financial self-advancement

Question 7

what does Fitzgerald refer to the 1920s as

Answer 7

Fitzgerald refers to the 1920s as the “greatest goriest spree in history”

Question 8

what was the legacy of WW1 for America

Answer 8

American legacy of war is different from Europeans as they were not actually threatened in the way that Europe was. the economy was stimulated by wartime production; America emerged financially stronger; technological innovation as a result of war; it was emerging as a world superpower

Question 9

what was 1919 categorised by

Answer 9

1919 was a year of political unrest , strikes, ‘the red scare ‘

Question 10

what was the 1920s categorised by

Answer 10

the 1920s were characterised

• by technology, urbanization, industry, well, consumption and modernisation
• jazz comma the flapper, advertising come out the automobile, cocktails
• Metropolitan tastes and attitudes
• corruption, indulgence, decadence

Question 11

what did Calvin Coolidge (American president) state in 1923

Answer 11

‘the man who built the factory build a temple and all his workers worship there’

Question 12

in relation to the final quote of the novel, what does Heraditus assert

Answer 12

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same River and he is not the same man”