gatsby critics

tf gatsby lives in the world

thomas flanagan gatsby lives in the world of romantic energies and colours

aed gatsby is the apotheosis

ae dyson gatsby is the apotheosis of his rootless society…he really believes in himself and his illusions

tf gatsby is somewhat v

thomas flanagan gatsby is somewhat vague. the reader’s eyes can never quite focus on him, his outlines are dim

mb [on daisy] an emptiness that

marius bewley an emptiness that we see curdling into the viciousness of a monstrous moral indifference as the story unfolds

aed toms restlessness is

ae dyson toms restlessness is an arrogant assertiveness seeking to evade in bluster the deep uneasiness of self-knowledge

hlm only gatsby himself

hl mencken only gatsby himself genuinely lives and breathes. the rest are mere marionettes

tt [nick] is

tony tanner [nick] is a self-isolating voyeur

tt tom certainly has

tony tanner tom certainly has the worst kind of ‘colonising’ mentality — all others exist only to satisfy his needs and appetites

tt [in fizgerald’s work] the american dream

tony tanner the american dream is not an index of aspiration but a function of deprivation

ml [daisy saying gatsby is cool is] an expression

margaret lukens an expression not only of love but also acceptance into her society

al gatsby is a

a license gatsby is a matyr of a materialistic society

kp daisy is only

k parkinson daisy is only allowed to exist in the images men create of her

tt deep refusal

tony tanner deep refusal to accept the linear irreversibility of history