English resources/The Great Gatsby/Themes
Gatsby themes
What each theme means, in a few lines. Tap one for its quotes.
the past →
You cannot have yesterday again. Gatsby thinks you can.
money →
Daisy's voice. Tom's polo horses. The door they close after they smash something.
class →
East Egg was born rich. West Egg bought the house. The valley of ashes serves both.
love →
Gatsby loves a girl from 1917. Daisy is a woman in 1922. Those are not the same person.
honesty →
Nick calls himself honest. Jordan lies. Gatsby invents a name. Tom cheats in the open.
the American dream →
The green light. The future that keeps moving away. James Gatz making Jay Gatsby out of nothing.
East and West →
Nick comes East. He goes home West. The East, he says, is distorted.
death →
Myrtle in the road. Gatsby in the pool. Almost nobody at the funeral.
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