Gatsby Critics Flashcards
1
Q
Feminist
A
- Myrtle, Daisy and women all employ “the new woman”
- less children
- sexually promiscuous
- find excitement outside of the home
2
Q
Feminist
A
- Women are portrayed negatively
- They are seen as liars, cheats and immoral and pose a threat to the patriarchal world order so beloved of Tom
- The text can be read as a warning about the dangers of the rise of the new woman
3
Q
Marxist
A
- Brought by rivalry in Capitalist and imperial ambition- hastened industrialisation widening economic gap + creating a feeling of alienation and a lack of personal and collective fulfilment manifested through a sense of purposelessness, encouraged excessive behaviour and widespread criminality
