The Great Gatsby quotes Flashcards
“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (pg 1) chp 1
- Doesn’t jump to conclusion
- Gives people benefit of the doubt
- Nick is a credible narrator and a sympathetic character
“When I came back from East last autumn” (pg2) chp 1
- Nick returned to his home in the west
- Tells the story of Gatsby through the filter of time
“My family have been prominent, well to do people..for three generations” (pg3) chp 1
-Nick’s participation with socialites, money and privilege for the reader
“Two old friends whom I scarcely knew at all” (pg6) chp 1
- Deep friendship but Nick scarcely knows them
- Oxymoron
“I’m glad it’s a girl, And I hope she’ll be a fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool” chp 1
- Social position of women criticized
- Daisy is witty and clever unlike Tom
“I think he’d tanked up a good deal at luncheon, and his determination to have my company bordered on violence” chp 2 pg 24
- Foreshadows Tom drinking and his violent tendencies
- One of his women may experience the unpleasant abuse
"railroad runs" "fantastic farms" "grotesque gardens" "cars crawl" "disue operation"
Musical effect
Alliteration
“She’s said to be very beautiful by people who ought to know” Myrtle refers to “people who ought to know” pg 28 chp 2
As though there are some in this society who set the standards for others. It seems that this is acceptable to her
“This fellas a regular Belasco” chp3
Belasco was a technician who wanted everything right
So was Gatsby, no material short to fulfill his dream
“Angry diamond” chp 3
Diamond means forever love Hardness Idea of illusion Hardest substance Multi sided
“With mops and scrubbing brushes and hammers and gardens shears” chp 3
- holding off introducing Gatsby
-Closer relationship between reader and Nick
Busy energy around his house all of the time
polysyndeton
Opening paragraph
“Themselves according to the rules of behavior associated with an amusement park” chp 3
People lack manners
lack of breeding (speaking to other classes) stand out to Nick
“picking his words with care” chp 3
No natural
Manner is not comfortable
No what his family taught him
“Chicago” chp 3
1920’s
Set of organised crimes
-Involved gatsby’s bootlegging
“Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself (Nick)
“I hope I never will” (Jordan)
Suggests jordan is careless and doesn’t care about her consequences but cares if it was on the other foot