Tom

Question 1

Context

Answer 1

Lost Generation
Immigration Act of 1924
Telephone was an important symbol in 1920.

Question 2

Why is the Immigration Act of 1924 relevant to the character of Tom?

Answer 2

Xenophobic views.

Question 3

Example of Tom’s Xenophobic views

Answer 3

‘If we don’t look out the white race will be utterly submerged’

Question 4

Why is the telephone call received by Myrtle significant to the character of Tom?

Answer 4

Reflects distance between Tom and Myrtle socially.
Represents destruction of social relationships.

Question 5

How is Tom described?

Answer 5

‘Cruel body’
‘Brute of a man’

Question 6

What do the descriptions ‘cruel body’ and ‘brute of a man’ suggest?

Answer 6

Muscular strength complements his cruel and violent nature.

Question 7

‘Arrogant eyes established dominance over his face’ meaning

Answer 7

Reveals the extent of his domineering personality, emits danger and destruction.

Question 8

‘Mr nobody from nowhere’ meaning

Answer 8

Maintaining his class status is prioritised over Daisy as he is offended more by Gatsby’s class than the affair.

Question 9

‘While I go off on a spree’ what does the noun spree suggest?

Answer 9

Downplays the damage he causes whilst emphasising his entitlement as his actions bear no consequences.

Question 10

‘Jay Gatsby had broken up like glass against Tom’s hard malice’ Technique

Answer 10

Simile

Question 11

‘Jay Gatsby had broken up like glass against Tom’s hard malice’ meaning

Answer 11

Physicality of the simile evokes Tom’s threatening physicality and the psychological devastation he unleashes.

Question 12

What did Dyson say about Tom?

Answer 12

‘Tom maintains his way through life by reducing people to ashes without consequences’

Question 13

‘Tom’s hyper masculinity is in response to a crisis of masculinity between the 1980’s and 1920’s. Who said this?

Answer 13

Tripp