The Great Gatsby – Writer’s Techniques (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards

Historical discontinuity, alienation, loss, despair

Interprets Gatsby's story, offers moral judgements

Prose that draws attention to itself and its author

Chapter 5 - Gatsby & Daisy's reunion (turning point)

Liminal position between both social worlds, observer

Writes 2 yrs later, memory-based, quotes dishonest Jordan

Mixing senses (e.g., 'yellow cocktail music', 'warm darkness')

Hope, future possibility, American Dream, Daisy

Orgiastic + orgasm; hedonistic decadence of 1920s

Status/social superiority + destructive power (death car)