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The Great Gatsby
The symbolic meaning of Gatsby’s car
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Table of Contents
Background
2. Gatsby’s car
3. Symbols of Gatsby’s car
i. Social symbols
ii. Personal symbols
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1. Background
Jazz Age enjoyment, and commercialism for the poverished.
Conspicuous consumption by economic prosperity and rapid
development in scientific technology.
The National Prohibition Act (1920-1933)
Jay Gatsby
America in 1920s
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Icon of American Dream, self-made man.
Portrait of those seeking for wealth and religious freedom.
Very poor at first amassed rich from the bottom of the ladder.
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2. Gatsby’s car
Book Rolls Royce
Movie Duesenberg Model J
Cars in 1920s
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-Only produced 340 of them.
-Worth 50 Ford Model T Car.
Means of luxurious lives
Rich people’s possession
Horch, Bugatti, Rolls Royce, Lincoln main “royal” cars
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2. Gatsby’s car
His car i…(생략)
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3. Symbols related to social background
Cf)
Harry Sinclair Lewis 1920 author about “Materialism”
In his book “Babbitt”(1922), he quotes:
“Car represents one’s social status”, “One who is rather materialistic and snobby is to be called a ‘Babbit’.”
Americans very positive towards Babbitt.
`You Can’t Afford to Marry Me If You Can’t Afford a Ford`, `Take Me on a Buick Honeymoon` were the best CM songs in mid 1920s.
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3. Symbols related to social background
2. Freedom
Providing liberation, freedom from the cruel society.
Cars for women
Let women free from forced fidelity and sex towards men
1920s, 5-20% were women drivers
Contributed to the upgraded status of women in society
“Cars with roof” provided new kind of ‘freedom’
Boosted sex disorders in society
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4. Symbols related to Gatsby
1. Materialistic
Showing off his status, and wealth as much as possible.
Pg. 87 “It was a rich cream color, bright wi
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