The Great Gatsby - Early & Modern Criticisms Flashcards
What does journalist Liilian C. Ford say the novel leaves the reader in a mood of?
“In a mood of chastened wonder”
What does journalist Lillian C. Ford declare the novel?
A “work of art”
What 3 adjectives does journalist Edwin Clark describe the novel as?
“Curious… mystical & glamorous”
Who does journalist Harry Eagleton suggest readers finish the novel with a feeling of regret for?
“One finishes Gatsby with a feeling of regret for Mr. Fitzgerald”
How did journalist Ruth Synder describe the book?
“Painfully forced”
How did Ruth Synder describe Fitzgerald?
“Not one of the great American writers of today”
What did critic Lionel Trilling suggest Gatsby himself could represent?
America
What did journalist Arthur Mizener declare the novel as?
“A classic of 20th century American fiction”
