A collection of all necessary character quotes to revise The Great Gatsby for the Tragedy paper in the AQA English Literature B A-Level. I achieved an A* in this subject.
‘A beautiful little fool’ Wanting to be oblivious to reality
‘You remind me of a-of a rose’ Broken speech (her broken life)
Tom Buchanan ‘Alert, Aggressive’ [Nick] Animalistic violence, dehumanising
‘Hard mouth and supercilious Arrogant and overbearing, controlling
manner’ [Nick] everything
‘Tom Buchanan broke her nose’ [Nick] Abrupt and blunt, reflecting his violence
‘A cruel body’ [Nick] Made to be violent and inflict pain
‘Enormous power’ [Nick] Foreboding his violence
‘A simple mind’ [Nick] Lacking complexity, reflection on society
Myrtle Wilson ‘Continually smouldering’ [Nick] Sexual and flirtateous, her sole purpose
‘Inderterminate breed’ [Nick] Poverty, not special, confusion
‘Immediately perceptable vitality’ [Nick] Strength (irony of later events)
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