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The Great Gatsby
- Context
- 1920s New York
- The American Dream
- Based on events in the writers life
- Idolising the rich
- Lavish party lifestyle
- Tried to impress a woman with his parties
- Idolising the rich
- 1920s New York
- Marriage
- Wilson and Myrtle
- Daisy and Tom
- 'Tell 'em Daisy's change' her mind'
- 'Tell 'em Daisy's change' her mind'
- Wilson and Myrtle
- Religion
- Non-existent in this era
- '"She's a Catholic and
they don't believe in
divorce." Daisy was not
a Catholic and I was
rather shocked at the
elaborateness of the lie'.
- '"She's a Catholic and
they don't believe in
divorce." Daisy was not
a Catholic and I was
rather shocked at the
elaborateness of the lie'.
- Non-existent in this era
- Compassion
- Gatsby stays at Daisy's to ensure she is ok.
- Daisy has wealth but no heart
- Gatsby stays at Daisy's to ensure she is ok.
- Adultery
- Daisy and Gatsby
- Did they have sex?
- Did they have sex?
- Tom and Myrtle
- 'I'm glad it's a girl; and I hope she'll be a fool; that's the
best thing a girl in this world can be - a beautiful little
fool'
- Daisy and Gatsby
- Deceit
- Gatsby deceives himself
and others around him.
- 'James Gatz - that was really, or legally his name'
- 'Oxford man'
- 'Old Sport'
- 'James Gatz - that was really, or legally his name'
- Daisy deceives Gatsby into
thinking that she will leave
Tom.
- 'I've never seen such beautiful shirts before'
- 'I've never seen such beautiful shirts before'
- Gatsby deceives himself
and others around him.
- Love
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