Marxist view of Great Gatsby
Across
- 4. marxist theory equates being poor with this
- 7. Dream each character has his/her own idea of this
- 10. object of all characters' desire
- 13. old money
- 15. no money
- 16. classism promotes discrimination against...
- 18. held down by their socioeconomic class
- 20. author's treatment of George and Myrtle
- 21. human experiences are created by economic systems
Down
- 1. "And I like large parties.They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy."
- 2. roaring 1920s
- 3. American Dream promotes myth that financial success comes through hard work and this
- 5. old money, new money, no money
- 6. new money
- 8. from new money
- 9. the American Dream is a belief system,not a natural way of seeing the world
- 11. "He took out piles of shirts and started throwing them...shirts of sheer linen and thick silk."
- 12. represents the proletariat
- 14. according to Marxism, explains all relationships
- 17. the deeper Nick gets into relationships he becomes this
- 19. connected to wealthy important people, but isn't one