East vs. West Egg
- East Egg represents old money and established aristocracy: Traditional values and conservative
- West Egg represents new money and self-made rich: Modern values and outgoing
- East Egg despises West Egg due to the prejudice of established aristocracy over new wealth
- West Eggers are vulgar, gaudy, and lacking social graces
- West Egg represents new money and self-made rich: Modern values and outgoing
- East Egg despises West Egg due to the prejudice of established aristocracy over new wealth
- West Eggers are vulgar, gaudy, and lacking social graces
Colour Symbolism
- The Eggs: yellow yolk (corruption at core) encased in frail white shell (false purity)
- The Eggs also represent the human condition and appearance vs reality, we appear tough on the outside, but really are just hiding our frailty underneath
- Daisy gives Tom her "little gold pencil" to take down any addresses of the people he talks to. She knows he's going to talk to a girl and gold pencil represents the corrupt intentions
- The Eggs also represent the human condition and appearance vs reality, we appear tough on the outside, but really are just hiding our frailty underneath
- Daisy gives Tom her "little gold pencil" to take down any addresses of the people he talks to. She knows he's going to talk to a girl and gold pencil represents the corrupt intentions
Dan Cody
- Dan Cody is a wealthy copper merchant who took Gatsby under his wing and showed him the riches of the world on his yacht
- Dan Cody represents everything Gatsby wants to attain, it causes Gatsby, when Cody dies, to work so hard and obtain riches and power
- He shows Gatsby the wrongs of drinking, which is why Gatsby does not drink
- The yacht also represents Gatsby's desire for wealth
- Dan Cody represents everything Gatsby wants to attain, it causes Gatsby, when Cody dies, to work so hard and obtain riches and power
- He shows Gatsby the wrongs of drinking, which is why Gatsby does not drink
- The yacht also represents Gatsby's desire for wealth
Zelda & Scott Fitzgerald vs. Daisy & Gatsby
- Zelda was a hedonistic women obsessed with wealth and social class just as Daisy is
- F. Scott could not convince Zelda to marry him due to his financial situation and social status just as Daisy abandoned Gatsby for wealth and social status
- F. Scott's life was devoted to gaining Zelda's approval just as Gatsby's life was devoted to gaining Daisy's approval
- F. Scott could not convince Zelda to marry him due to his financial situation and social status just as Daisy abandoned Gatsby for wealth and social status
- F. Scott's life was devoted to gaining Zelda's approval just as Gatsby's life was devoted to gaining Daisy's approval
Trimalchio & Gatsby
- Trimalchio is a character in the book The Satyricon by Petronius
- Trimalchio was a worker, who through hard work and perseverance, grew wealthy and powerful
- To show off his newfound wealth, Trimalchio threw extravagant parties
- This represents Gatsby and the American Dream
- The parties are only thrown in Gatsby's hopes that Daisy will show up
- Gatsby stops throwing parties due to Daisy's negative response
- When the parties stop, it represents Gatsby no longer needs the parties to get Daisy
- "His career as Trimalchio was over"
- Trimalchio was a worker, who through hard work and perseverance, grew wealthy and powerful
- To show off his newfound wealth, Trimalchio threw extravagant parties
- This represents Gatsby and the American Dream
- The parties are only thrown in Gatsby's hopes that Daisy will show up
- Gatsby stops throwing parties due to Daisy's negative response
- When the parties stop, it represents Gatsby no longer needs the parties to get Daisy
- "His career as Trimalchio was over"