The Great Gatsby Quote
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Quote/s Theme Analysis/Significance
I’m inclined to reserve all judgements. Nick’s charac- Sets Nick up as a neutral
I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, ter character and helps to
unknown men. present him as the moral
authority.
I lived at West Egg, the -well, the less Social class and First signs of the themes of
fashionable of the two. status social class and first men-
tion of the social elite who
live on East Egg.
With a rather hard mouth. Tom’s charac- Tom’s initial description
Two shining, arrogant eyes. ter sets him up as the villain-
Always leaning aggressively forward. ous, immoral man that he is
The enormous power of that body. A and instantly makes the
cruel body. reader think of toxic mas-
Gruff, husky tenor. culinity.
Fluttering. Rippling. Daisy’s charac- She is set up as quite
Low thrilling voice. ter graceful but also quite emo-
tionally repressed and
empty.
A daisy is a white flower
with a gold centre. White is
purity gold may be money.
I enjoyed looking at her. Jordan’s char- Jordan is instantly seen
She was a slender, small breasted girl acter + the quite sexually and romanti-
with an erect carriage. new woman cally by Nick, hinting at
their relationship that de-
velops.
He stretched out his arms towards the Dreams/The Gatsby seems like he is
dark water. American longing for something un-
Dream derneath the stars.
Certain desolate area of land. Social class and Underside of capitalism,
Fantastic farm where ashes grow like status represents moral and spiri-
wheat. tual decay.
The eyes of TJ Eckleburg are blue and gi- Dreams/The They symbolise the eyes of
gantic. American God and look over the spiri-
Enormous yellow spectacles. Dream tual corruption that has
taken place in America as it
has become more material-
istic.
He was a blonde, spiritless man, anaemic Wilson’s char- Wilson is presented as a
and faintly handsome. acter working class man who has
He was one of these worn-out men. literally had the life
He was his wife’s man and not his own. knocked out of him as he
failed to accomplish the
American dream. He is a
consequence of the actions
of the rich.
She carried her surplus flesh sensuously. Myrtle’s char- Myrtle is presented as
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Quote/s Theme Analysis/Significance
I’m inclined to reserve all judgements. Nick’s charac- Sets Nick up as a neutral
I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, ter character and helps to
unknown men. present him as the moral
authority.
I lived at West Egg, the -well, the less Social class and First signs of the themes of
fashionable of the two. status social class and first men-
tion of the social elite who
live on East Egg.
With a rather hard mouth. Tom’s charac- Tom’s initial description
Two shining, arrogant eyes. ter sets him up as the villain-
Always leaning aggressively forward. ous, immoral man that he is
The enormous power of that body. A and instantly makes the
cruel body. reader think of toxic mas-
Gruff, husky tenor. culinity.
Fluttering. Rippling. Daisy’s charac- She is set up as quite
Low thrilling voice. ter graceful but also quite emo-
tionally repressed and
empty.
A daisy is a white flower
with a gold centre. White is
purity gold may be money.
I enjoyed looking at her. Jordan’s char- Jordan is instantly seen
She was a slender, small breasted girl acter + the quite sexually and romanti-
with an erect carriage. new woman cally by Nick, hinting at
their relationship that de-
velops.
He stretched out his arms towards the Dreams/The Gatsby seems like he is
dark water. American longing for something un-
Dream derneath the stars.
Certain desolate area of land. Social class and Underside of capitalism,
Fantastic farm where ashes grow like status represents moral and spiri-
wheat. tual decay.
The eyes of TJ Eckleburg are blue and gi- Dreams/The They symbolise the eyes of
gantic. American God and look over the spiri-
Enormous yellow spectacles. Dream tual corruption that has
taken place in America as it
has become more material-
istic.
He was a blonde, spiritless man, anaemic Wilson’s char- Wilson is presented as a
and faintly handsome. acter working class man who has
He was one of these worn-out men. literally had the life
He was his wife’s man and not his own. knocked out of him as he
failed to accomplish the
American dream. He is a
consequence of the actions
of the rich.
She carried her surplus flesh sensuously. Myrtle’s char- Myrtle is presented as
