SETTINGS: The Valley of Ashes

Question 1

“The valley of ashes” - CH2

Answer 1

• The name in itself is oxymoronic.
• “Valley” - holds connotations of life and nature.
• “Ashes” - hold connotations of death and desertification.
• The name being an oxymoron is significant, as it establishes that something is awry about the place, establishing this idea of injustice for the lower classes.

Question 1

“A fantastic farm… and finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air” - CH2

Answer 1

• “Dimly”
• “Transcendent effort”
• “Fantastic farm” - animalistic almost. Like the humans are animals being bred and worked for the sake of the upper classes.