Plot Summary (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Year the story begins
Year the story begins
1922
What West Egg represents
What West Egg represents
New wealth
What East Egg represents
What East Egg represents
Old money/established wealth
Valley of ashes symbolises
Valley of ashes symbolises
Moral & social decay from pursuit of wealth
Green light symbolises
Green light symbolises
Gatsby's dreams for Daisy & the American Dream
When & where Gatsby met Daisy
When & where Gatsby met Daisy
1917 in Louisville
Tom Buchanan's lover
Tom Buchanan's lover
Myrtle Wilson
Who was driving when Myrtle was killed
Who was driving when Myrtle was killed
Daisy
Who kills Gatsby
Who kills Gatsby
George Wilson
American Dream corrupted by
American Dream corrupted by
Pursuit of wealth & materialism