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Gatsby flaunts
________ wealth through purchase and parading of hydroplane and ‘monstrous’ rolls- royce.
Epigraph
________ is by thomas parke dinvilliers- a fictional character in fitzgeralds debut novel this side of paradise.
Gatsby
________ is inherently good and suffers the consequences.
Buchanans
________ set the stereotype of the selfish, careless aristocracy who understand the ability of their money and class to ease their way through life, allowing them excess privileges.
Fitzgeralds
________ uses different characters wealth to explore motif of materialism and consumerism and how it affects morality and ethics of society.
all characters are driven by wealth
involvement in the 1920s consumerist culture which emerged following the post WW1 economic boom
epigraph is by thomas parke dinvilliers
a fictional character in fitzgeralds debut novel this side of paradise
‘wear the gold hat’
use material deception ostentatiously to capture the heart of a woman
hat and high bouncing is clownish and highlights absurdity of advice
fitzgeralds satirical undertone
includes the buchanans and nick
elite of american society and have fortunes dating back for generations
wealth and privilege is inherited
no justification or extravagant display as they hold undisputed family titles
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