The Great Gatsby- Chapter 2
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- Chapter 2
- TJ Eckleberg
- Semantic field of vision
- Symbolism: God like appearance
- Valley of Ashes
- Link to American Dream
- People try to escape from this desolate place
- Dump: by-product of capitalism
- Lack of glamour: contrast to New York
- Semantic fields
- Colourlessness
- Depression/Desolation
- People try to escape from this desolate place
- Simile
- 'A fantastic farm where ashes grew like wheat
- Link to American Dream
- New York
- Opposite to the Valley of Ashes
- Nick
- Source of contradiction for him
- Fascinated
- Repulsed
- Source of contradiction for him
- Party at the apartment
- Nick is reserved- horrified & fascinated- zoo?
- Creates a mysterious atmosphere about Gatsby, whom we haven't met yet
- Garage
- Wilson
- like the Valley of Ashes
- Appearance
- Wilson
- Tom
- Bully- Authoritarian
- physical strength
- social status
- Bully- Authoritarian
- TJ Eckleberg
- TJ Eckleberg
- Semantic field of vision
- Symbolism: God like appearance
- Nick gives personal judgement
- Appearance
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