American Lit Plans Flashcards
Journeys + possibly destination quotes (Gatsby)
“Shiftless and unsuccessful farm people”
“Some factual imitation of some hotel de ville”
“On a sunday evening, the wolrd and its mistress returned to Gatsbys”
“Green light”
“You cant repeat the past, why of course you can”
“Presumptuous little flirtation was over”
“Beat on against the current”
Journeys + possibly destination quotes (Grapes
“One fella harnessed into the whole shebang”
“each’ll help each and well get to california
“Like cows”
“Citidel of the family”
“robots in a seat”
“Monster”
“The grapes are filling and are ready to burst”
Journeys + possibly destination Interpretations
Upton sinclair - revolutionary cause
Henry James - Restriction of class in new world
Briffault - patriachy and the animal kingdom
Freese
Bluefarb
Romantic lens
Edna Ferber - monster
American dream/Money quotes (Gatsby)
“Shiftless and unsuccessful farm people”
“Green light”
“Her mouth was full of money”
“You cant repeat the past, why of course you can”
“Yellow tie and silver jacket”
“Flirtation”
“Career”
American dream/Money quotes (Grapes)
“Eachll help each and we’ll get to california”
“Golden time”
“One fella harnessed into the whole shebang”
“Like cows when the lobos are ranging”
“The quality of owning”
“Youll cut us down and there will be noone to save you”
“there aint no sin and there aint no virtue” - pilgrim dream
Interpretations for the American dream/money
Bluefarb
Freese
Possin - more of a mental and spiritual journey
Edna Ferber - subverts the agricultural failure
Romantic lens
Henry james
Briffault
Sprangler
Women Quotes (Gatsby)
“Surplus of flesh sensuously”
“Wet her lips”
“Its a bitch go and buy ten more”
“Silver idols”
“The best thing a girl can be in this world is a beautiful fool”
“White passing”
Women Quotes (Grapes)
“Jim Casey”
“Lantern”
“Like cows when the lobos are ranging stick together”
“Citadel of the family”
“Golden time in America was one dream”
“Smiles mysteriously” “Silent agreement”
Women interpretations
Freese - escape
Judith Fetterly - Daisy scapegoat
Desiree baby - race and gender subjagation
Briffualt
Miller - deeply penetrates political life in the countryside
