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Attarictve charcters are most dangerous
Opening
Striking theme
1920s era focus on materialism and wealth driven by appearances
Physical of women . Allure of Gatsby
Both present attractive characters as using to advantage to fulfill and threaten other characters due to Competitiveness of AD therefore most dangerous
Attractive character most dangerous paragraphs
Surface
On a surface level it appears both Fitzgerald and Larsen present a physical and energy of attractiveness around their protagonist in which they use to rise in society - class or race but danger surrounding characters stability of life.
In Gatsby , figure of glamour
Parties / rumours
Martialsitc attractivness uses to try win over Daisy
Life of Jesus
Benjamin Franklin
Danger to Tom
Threat to daisy
Attractive character most dangerous paragraphs
Surface
On a surface level it appears both Fitzgerald and Larsen present a physical and energy of attractiveness around their protagonist in which they use to danger surrounding characters
In Gatsby , figure of glamour
Parties / rumours
Martialsitc attractivness uses to try win over Daisy
Life of Jesus
Benjamin Franklin
Danger to Tom , seen as fraud
Threat to take daisy
Superficial attractiveness
Pins blame to get killed
Danger to himself - lost in dream leads to downfall
Similarly in passing Clare is presented as being a danger to others such as Irene. Manipulates - beauty is ability to pass as white
Appearance highlighted throughout
Judged by Irene - threat to perfect stable life
Performance of passing to increase attractiveness and help manipulate
Facade is danger to herslef - risk of destroying own lifestyle
Rhinelander 1925
Attractive character most dangerous paragraphs deeper
Alternatively can be seen as there tanned and in danger by others.
Daisy as another attractive chatvywr manipualting in her beauty -leads him on allows him to take blame shallow love knowing Gatsbys sacrifice for her
Leads to his death Critique of morally corrupt upper class
Beauty as her status symbol - old money
Tom equally as dangerous but not seen as attractive
Tom’s hatred due to attractiveness
“ they were careless people Tom and doasy”
Clare endangered by bellew
Risk of ruined lifestyle + seen different
Lunchings, kkk, white supremacy
Endangered by Irene cares about attractiveness herslef - comparison competition of AD - two attractive characters
Attractive character most dangerous paragraphs wider
Society biggest danger that punishes most attractive characters
Men left behind by society turn to threat- endanger more attractive
Passing society itself
Wolfshiem - unattractive - dangerous physically
Wilson - jnatttatice - physically dangerous- murdered Gatsby
Passing - society of passing creates danger - society says more attractive more privileged dates chtayxwds against one another - Clare has to pass to fit into the society= makes her a target
Attractive character most dangerous paragraphs quotes
“ each man and wins. Shall be able to attain to the fullest stature “
Trick of sliding down her ivory lids
Turning on a caressing smile
Shivered as he found what a grotesque thing a rose is
What it Clare wasn’t dead ?
Irene wasn’t sorry
It was even worth the price
Fresh start opening
Clear theme throughout both novels following AD
Highlights extent of success Alan’s possibility of a fresh start in America
While presenting reflection of can camerica as a whole have a fresh start as claimed in Declaration of Independence.
Presented as GAN showing limitations and critique of fresh start of AD
Fresh start surface
James hats to Gatsby
Success = parties house car
But restrained by past
Failure or AD can’t fully escape past
Clare rises to wealth thru passing - access privilege success status
At cost of loss of identity
Escape segregation 1924 racial integrity act
But dream destroys her
Critique AD unattainable for black Americans
Fresh start deeper
Achieve fresh start now long for past
Wants idolaised version of the past not fresh start
Symbol of Pamela = can’t
Clare wants return to black community, erase her fresh start
Obstacle of Margery
Fresh start all facade / fragile - risk of found out
Rhinelander
Tragic mulatto
Fresh start wider
Minor characters seeking fresh starts
Myrtle - upper class life
Glam lifestyle with Tom
Veblen conspicuously consum
Death - punishment from society
Brain - to leave America , escape discrimination
Carl van vechten
Unattainable - Irene wouldn’t allow
Pursuit money surface
Gatsby rise from gatz
Veblen
Self made man
Conspic cons
Diasy to fulfill role
Figure of American dream
Clare rose to wealth - passes to be able to gain wealth
Money at heard of bee AD
flaunts wealth
Doesn’t care for belles likes the status
Pursuit money deeper
Only care about money for ulterior motives
Only cares about money to win over diasy
Her aprmesy disapproved of him
Wanted to impress her
Then stops trimalchio
Less focus on wealth - more love for diasy
Clare wanted the freedom escape from discrimination
Jusy an advantage to passing - ppporrjnity
Pursuit money wider
Minor characters hmbolise pirsuit of money
For mettle to rise up for Brian to escape pursuit of money to Brazil
Myrtle
Wants to escape Wilson , thinks she can rise up classes
