Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Boat metaphor in closing lines symbolises
Boat metaphor in closing lines symbolises
Humanity's futile struggle against time and fate
Gatsby's belief about repeating the past reveals
Gatsby's belief about repeating the past reveals
His delusional optimism and romantic obsession
Green light represents
Green light represents
Gatsby's unreachable dream of Daisy and success
Daisy's 'beautiful little fool' hope exposes
Daisy's 'beautiful little fool' hope exposes
Gendered constraints of 1920s high society
Nick calls Gatsby 'worth the whole damn bunch' shows
Nick calls Gatsby 'worth the whole damn bunch' shows
Gatsby's moral superiority over the Buchanans
Tom & Daisy as 'careless people' emphasises
Tom & Daisy as 'careless people' emphasises
How privilege insulates elite from accountability
Daisy's voice 'full of money' links
Daisy's voice 'full of money' links
Her allure directly to class privilege
Nick's narrative reliability questioned because
Nick's narrative reliability questioned because
He claims objectivity but proves highly judgmental
'Pursued, pursuing, busy, tired' captures
'Pursued, pursuing, busy, tired' captures
Jazz Age superficial frenzy without fulfilment
Nick 'enchanted and repelled' reflects
Nick 'enchanted and repelled' reflects
His moral ambivalence toward debauchery