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ALREADY GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Para 1 = Plight of the lower class
TGG = Gatsby
GOW = The Joads
OR
Para 1 = Upper class controlling lower class causing tension
TGG = Tom Buchanan
GOW = California and banks over Joads and migrants
= Fitzgerald reiterates the tension of social classes through Tom's Buchanan's assertion of his
power as a member of old money society and his destruction of Gatsby's "conception". In chapter
7, Daisy's complimenting of Gatsby and claiming that he is "so cool" marks the beginning of
Tom's revelation that he has lost control over Daisy, Tom perceiving this as daisy telling Gatsby
that "she loved him". Ultimately in taking daisy from Tom, Gatbsy encroaches on his power and
status as old money, which results in Tom's inevitable destruction of the illusion of which has
allowed Gatsby to attain daisy who symbolizes the American dream itself and a physical
manifestation of him "springing from his platonic conception". Thus, in an attempt to reassert his
authority, Tom utilizes the power he possesses as a member of old money society to attempt to
regain control over a situation that threatens his power. Ultimately, his promise that hed " like to
know who he is and what he does," and that he will "make a point of finding out" is made reality,
tom discovering gatsby's agrarian "shiftless farmer" roots and the illegal bootlegging business of
which has allowed Gatsby to transcend his socioeconomic position. In an attempt to reveal this
and suggest the impossibility of gatsby's transition, Tom swaps cars with Gatsby, claiming that
he will " take you in this circus wagon" and that gatsby "you take my coupe" . Whilst Tom drives
the gaudt yellow car, Gatsby positions himself behind the wheel of a tasteful blue coupe. The
yellow car is symbolic of new money, of inauthentic wealth and conspicuous consumption. In no
way does it mimic that of Tom's car which is aquired from actual wealth. Tom in allowing
Gatsby to drive his car, thus cruelly exposes Gatsby to the reality of his illusion, Tom regaining
his own identity by switching cars and relegating Gatsby to his former role as their hopeless
dreamer, The one he can never attain his dream. Tom further seeks to destroy Gatsby's illusion
through the regaining of daisy, and revealing Gatsby as a "mr Nobody from nowhere". Gatbsy
believing that he has achieved his dream,"sprang to his feet, vivid with excitement" and tells tom
that your wfe doesn't love you" and that she actually "loves" him. Tom denies this- establishing
that "she's not leaving me Toms word suddenly leaned down over Gatsby certainly not for a
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common swindler who'd have to steal the ring he put on her finger" a claim that proves true
when the "courage" in daisy's eyes disspates and she reverts back to her position as tom's
possession. As such, Gatsby's "invention" of himself breaks "like glass against Toms hard
malice", epitomising the power of Tom within society and the Marxist notion that no one csn
truly transcend their origins. Ultimately, Tom oppresses Gatsby due to his fear. Similarly
Steinbeck depicts the tension between the californains and the okies of which exists as a result of
the californains' ignorance and fear. In chapter 19, steinbeck depicts how the greed and fear of
the Californians has led to animosity and subsequent cruelty towards those in society who are
most vulnerable. The californains' inability to realise that the okies are "results" and not "causes"
is what ensures their demise as their ignorance drives them to further oppress society's most
vulnerable, only considering that they need to "destroy a revolt" instead allowing "the causes of
the revolt" to go on. The continuity of suffering and the perpetuation of this cycle characterises
the struggle the okies are subjected to. They are made "hard" through desperation alone, forced
to watch the sin of "fallow fields" become invaded by "jimson weeds" instead of crops for "food"
and not "profit". This concept of the original agrarian dream of self suffiency appears to be
absent in the minds of the Californians who believe that the man growing the "carrot tops" will
believe that "he owns" the land if they do not "Get him off quick'. This in itself symbolises teh
damaging effects of capitalist society, as individuals become consumed with the notion of money
and ownership as a pose to humanity. Thus Steinbeck is critical of society and is warning of the
callousness of a society ruled by money. Ironically, by kicking over the crops and oppressing the
okies- the deputy instils something else in the okie- wrath. It is this of which will lead to fighting
and change and for the okies to stop "praying" which will be "the end" of the Californian's reign.
by destroying his plot of land, the deputy instead of frightening and deterring the farmer from
providing for his family, for just trying to survive, instead perpetuates the cycle of oppression
and suffering- and revolt; "did ya see his face when we kicked them turnips out? Why hed kill a
fella". The Californians are threatened by the concept of "I" becoming "we" and the power that
the okies posess. Ultimately the owners attempts to "repress" only " works only to strengthen and
knit the oppressed", a concept which if the okies realised "themselves" would mean that "the
land will be theirs and all the gas, all the rifles in the world won't stop them". Thus, the tension
between social classes originates as a result of fear, and the potential to lose power.
Fitzgerald reveals the true economic status of Gatsby in chapter 6 and his inability to assimilate
into the upper classes to draw attention to the corruption of the American Dream within 1920's
society.Fitzgerald judiciously reveals the true socio economic status of gastby to expose to
corruption of the American dream and its impossibiloy due to the lack of social mobility in
1920's society. In chapter 6, Nick provides the reader of a detailed flashback of Gatsby's past,
and the origins of his wealth. It is revelaed that in actuality Gatsby is the son of "shiftless and
unsuccessful farm people" and not of the old money notoriety he previously claimed to be. Nick
refers to Gatsby's transition to new money as having "sprung from his platonic conception"
alluding to Plato's philosophy which stresses the illusionary nature of the world that we know
through our physical senses, and insists upon the ultimate reality of an ideal world. Gatsby has an
ideal conception of who he is, which is in accord with plato's belief that true reality lies in an
ideal realm, beyond the material world that we encounter. Gatz Believes that he can transcend
the limitations of his material circumstances and create himself a new - a concept which is
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flawed as this "invention" . Fitzgerald exposes this "conception" as an ideal through the
interaction with the sloannes and Gatsby's failure to comprehend their false invitation to dinner-
he doesn't see that "mr Sloane had determined he shouldn't" instead agreeing. This in itself
revelas the lack of knowledge of the etiqueete of new money ansd old moneys false politeness-
revealing his "new money" ideals and becoming an outsider of sorts. Unlike The sloannes and
Tom who arrive on "horseback" a notion inextrcabally linked to old money, Gatsby "follows in
his car" another indicator of his new money status. Therefore, Fiitzgerald implies that the
concept of the American dream has been corrupted from its original focus on being self
sufficient as to truly assimilate into the upper classes- you must have old money heritage to
foreground your wealth. Gatsby in this respect is disregarded by Tom as a "Mr nobody from
nowhere" and will never truly spring from his conception- as this is impossible in a 1920's
society consumed with superficiality.
‘The family plays a key role in American writing.’
By comparing The Grapes of Wrath with at least one other text prescribed for this topic,
discuss how far you agree with this view.
(2021)
Answers to this question are likely to focus on the Joad family, and to show how their closeness
helps them in adversity. They are likely to demonstrate the range of response within the family to
their challenges: Grampa dies on the first evening, unable to face leaving his land, and Granma a
little later, during the family’s crossing of the Mojave Desert; Pa Joad struggles to fulfil a
leader’s role, having lost his confidence along with his livelihood; and Noah and Connie,
overwhelmed, abandon the group. Answers are likely to offer substantial discussion of Ma, who
has to step up and keep the family together, and may show how her strong principles enable her
to do this (‘I never heerd tell of no Joads ever refusin’ food an’ shelter or a lift on the road to
anybody that asked. They’s been mean Joads, but never that mean’). Candidates may comment
that Steinbeck refers to her as ‘the citadel of the family, the strong place that could not be taken’.
They may discuss ways in which family feeling extends to the whole travelling community, so
that – as one critic states – ‘the novel shows how the concept of family extends beyond one’s
own relatives’. Answers are likely to reference the ending of the novel in this connection, where
Rose of Sharon offers her breast to a starving stranger. Links may be made to other novels which
feature the importance of family, such as The Age of Innocence, focusing on privilege and
tradition, and My Ántonia, a tale of immigrants.
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Thesis = Fitzgerald demonstrates the corruption of society as a result of an obsession with a
material obsession for money through the neglection of family structures - Steinbeck presents a
more wholesome view on family and emphasises the importance of unity and teh dangers of
isolation.- oversoul
Para 2 = Highs of the upper class
TGG = Tom + Daisy
GOW = The banks
= Myrtle and Tom - Fitzgerald uses the character of myrtle to symbolise the impossibility of
social mobility in 1920's American society and reveal the tensions of which exist through social
class. Fitzgeralds uses the character of Myrtle to warn of the detrimental impacts of a 1920's
society consumed with consumer culture. Her demise symbolises the corruption of the American
dream and its destructive nature, its previous wholesome ideals being superseded by materialism.
Myrtles continual "smouldering" contrasts with that of her husband and George in the valley of
ashes who blends in immediately "with the cement colour of the walls". Whereas everything in
the valley of ashes and the vicinity is covered in dust Myrtle "moves closer to Tom" . Her
physically moving closer to tom can be interpreted as an attempt to heighten her own social
standings and escape from the "dust" and desolation of the valley of ashes to the wealth that tom
represents. In attempting to transcend the valley of ashes, "she buys: A copy of Town Tattle and
a moving-picture magazine, and in the station drug-store some cold cream and a small flask of
perfume" buying all these items in a bid to appear as though she has the economic means to do
so, buying into the consumer culture of which was abundant in the upper classes. Myrtles
delusion that she has successfully transcended the boundaries of her class is further presented
through nicks description of her "costume" A significant change in behaviour accompanies the
change in her appearance. What he had previously perceived as a working-class "vitality" Nick
now sees as an upper-class "hauteur" (arrogance, pride). Myrtle attempts to assimilate into a
class of which she doesn't belong- something Nick appears critical of in this description, and
Myrtle is punished for. In addition she places herself above the likes of her husband claiming
that he "wasn't fit to lick her shoe"- an attempt to extricate herself from the class of which she
belongs, she believes herself to have achieved the American dream. - could talk about: -"I told
that boy about the ice... these people! You have to keep after them all the time" - Myrtle
attempting to distinguish herself from the working class servants - despite being of the same
class.- Fitzgerald however undermines Myrtles belief that she has assimilated into the upper
classes through the argument with tom. Myrtle claims that she has the right to say Daisy's name
and she will "say it whenever she wants to". se believes herself to be on parr with daisy in terms
of class, a concept of which Tom Buchanan in all his oppressiveness disagrees with- and in "a
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MATHEMATICS PAST PAPERS (2018-2021) SET OF
QUESTIONS ANDCORRECTL EXPLAINED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Para 1 = Plight of the lower class
TGG = Gatsby
GOW = The Joads
OR
Para 1 = Upper class controlling lower class causing tension
TGG = Tom Buchanan
GOW = California and banks over Joads and migrants
= Fitzgerald reiterates the tension of social classes through Tom's Buchanan's assertion of his
power as a member of old money society and his destruction of Gatsby's "conception". In chapter
7, Daisy's complimenting of Gatsby and claiming that he is "so cool" marks the beginning of
Tom's revelation that he has lost control over Daisy, Tom perceiving this as daisy telling Gatsby
that "she loved him". Ultimately in taking daisy from Tom, Gatbsy encroaches on his power and
status as old money, which results in Tom's inevitable destruction of the illusion of which has
allowed Gatsby to attain daisy who symbolizes the American dream itself and a physical
manifestation of him "springing from his platonic conception". Thus, in an attempt to reassert his
authority, Tom utilizes the power he possesses as a member of old money society to attempt to
regain control over a situation that threatens his power. Ultimately, his promise that hed " like to
know who he is and what he does," and that he will "make a point of finding out" is made reality,
tom discovering gatsby's agrarian "shiftless farmer" roots and the illegal bootlegging business of
which has allowed Gatsby to transcend his socioeconomic position. In an attempt to reveal this
and suggest the impossibility of gatsby's transition, Tom swaps cars with Gatsby, claiming that
he will " take you in this circus wagon" and that gatsby "you take my coupe" . Whilst Tom drives
the gaudt yellow car, Gatsby positions himself behind the wheel of a tasteful blue coupe. The
yellow car is symbolic of new money, of inauthentic wealth and conspicuous consumption. In no
way does it mimic that of Tom's car which is aquired from actual wealth. Tom in allowing
Gatsby to drive his car, thus cruelly exposes Gatsby to the reality of his illusion, Tom regaining
his own identity by switching cars and relegating Gatsby to his former role as their hopeless
dreamer, The one he can never attain his dream. Tom further seeks to destroy Gatsby's illusion
through the regaining of daisy, and revealing Gatsby as a "mr Nobody from nowhere". Gatbsy
believing that he has achieved his dream,"sprang to his feet, vivid with excitement" and tells tom
that your wfe doesn't love you" and that she actually "loves" him. Tom denies this- establishing
that "she's not leaving me Toms word suddenly leaned down over Gatsby certainly not for a
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common swindler who'd have to steal the ring he put on her finger" a claim that proves true
when the "courage" in daisy's eyes disspates and she reverts back to her position as tom's
possession. As such, Gatsby's "invention" of himself breaks "like glass against Toms hard
malice", epitomising the power of Tom within society and the Marxist notion that no one csn
truly transcend their origins. Ultimately, Tom oppresses Gatsby due to his fear. Similarly
Steinbeck depicts the tension between the californains and the okies of which exists as a result of
the californains' ignorance and fear. In chapter 19, steinbeck depicts how the greed and fear of
the Californians has led to animosity and subsequent cruelty towards those in society who are
most vulnerable. The californains' inability to realise that the okies are "results" and not "causes"
is what ensures their demise as their ignorance drives them to further oppress society's most
vulnerable, only considering that they need to "destroy a revolt" instead allowing "the causes of
the revolt" to go on. The continuity of suffering and the perpetuation of this cycle characterises
the struggle the okies are subjected to. They are made "hard" through desperation alone, forced
to watch the sin of "fallow fields" become invaded by "jimson weeds" instead of crops for "food"
and not "profit". This concept of the original agrarian dream of self suffiency appears to be
absent in the minds of the Californians who believe that the man growing the "carrot tops" will
believe that "he owns" the land if they do not "Get him off quick'. This in itself symbolises teh
damaging effects of capitalist society, as individuals become consumed with the notion of money
and ownership as a pose to humanity. Thus Steinbeck is critical of society and is warning of the
callousness of a society ruled by money. Ironically, by kicking over the crops and oppressing the
okies- the deputy instils something else in the okie- wrath. It is this of which will lead to fighting
and change and for the okies to stop "praying" which will be "the end" of the Californian's reign.
by destroying his plot of land, the deputy instead of frightening and deterring the farmer from
providing for his family, for just trying to survive, instead perpetuates the cycle of oppression
and suffering- and revolt; "did ya see his face when we kicked them turnips out? Why hed kill a
fella". The Californians are threatened by the concept of "I" becoming "we" and the power that
the okies posess. Ultimately the owners attempts to "repress" only " works only to strengthen and
knit the oppressed", a concept which if the okies realised "themselves" would mean that "the
land will be theirs and all the gas, all the rifles in the world won't stop them". Thus, the tension
between social classes originates as a result of fear, and the potential to lose power.
Fitzgerald reveals the true economic status of Gatsby in chapter 6 and his inability to assimilate
into the upper classes to draw attention to the corruption of the American Dream within 1920's
society.Fitzgerald judiciously reveals the true socio economic status of gastby to expose to
corruption of the American dream and its impossibiloy due to the lack of social mobility in
1920's society. In chapter 6, Nick provides the reader of a detailed flashback of Gatsby's past,
and the origins of his wealth. It is revelaed that in actuality Gatsby is the son of "shiftless and
unsuccessful farm people" and not of the old money notoriety he previously claimed to be. Nick
refers to Gatsby's transition to new money as having "sprung from his platonic conception"
alluding to Plato's philosophy which stresses the illusionary nature of the world that we know
through our physical senses, and insists upon the ultimate reality of an ideal world. Gatsby has an
ideal conception of who he is, which is in accord with plato's belief that true reality lies in an
ideal realm, beyond the material world that we encounter. Gatz Believes that he can transcend
the limitations of his material circumstances and create himself a new - a concept which is
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flawed as this "invention" . Fitzgerald exposes this "conception" as an ideal through the
interaction with the sloannes and Gatsby's failure to comprehend their false invitation to dinner-
he doesn't see that "mr Sloane had determined he shouldn't" instead agreeing. This in itself
revelas the lack of knowledge of the etiqueete of new money ansd old moneys false politeness-
revealing his "new money" ideals and becoming an outsider of sorts. Unlike The sloannes and
Tom who arrive on "horseback" a notion inextrcabally linked to old money, Gatsby "follows in
his car" another indicator of his new money status. Therefore, Fiitzgerald implies that the
concept of the American dream has been corrupted from its original focus on being self
sufficient as to truly assimilate into the upper classes- you must have old money heritage to
foreground your wealth. Gatsby in this respect is disregarded by Tom as a "Mr nobody from
nowhere" and will never truly spring from his conception- as this is impossible in a 1920's
society consumed with superficiality.
‘The family plays a key role in American writing.’
By comparing The Grapes of Wrath with at least one other text prescribed for this topic,
discuss how far you agree with this view.
(2021)
Answers to this question are likely to focus on the Joad family, and to show how their closeness
helps them in adversity. They are likely to demonstrate the range of response within the family to
their challenges: Grampa dies on the first evening, unable to face leaving his land, and Granma a
little later, during the family’s crossing of the Mojave Desert; Pa Joad struggles to fulfil a
leader’s role, having lost his confidence along with his livelihood; and Noah and Connie,
overwhelmed, abandon the group. Answers are likely to offer substantial discussion of Ma, who
has to step up and keep the family together, and may show how her strong principles enable her
to do this (‘I never heerd tell of no Joads ever refusin’ food an’ shelter or a lift on the road to
anybody that asked. They’s been mean Joads, but never that mean’). Candidates may comment
that Steinbeck refers to her as ‘the citadel of the family, the strong place that could not be taken’.
They may discuss ways in which family feeling extends to the whole travelling community, so
that – as one critic states – ‘the novel shows how the concept of family extends beyond one’s
own relatives’. Answers are likely to reference the ending of the novel in this connection, where
Rose of Sharon offers her breast to a starving stranger. Links may be made to other novels which
feature the importance of family, such as The Age of Innocence, focusing on privilege and
tradition, and My Ántonia, a tale of immigrants.
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Thesis = Fitzgerald demonstrates the corruption of society as a result of an obsession with a
material obsession for money through the neglection of family structures - Steinbeck presents a
more wholesome view on family and emphasises the importance of unity and teh dangers of
isolation.- oversoul
Para 2 = Highs of the upper class
TGG = Tom + Daisy
GOW = The banks
= Myrtle and Tom - Fitzgerald uses the character of myrtle to symbolise the impossibility of
social mobility in 1920's American society and reveal the tensions of which exist through social
class. Fitzgeralds uses the character of Myrtle to warn of the detrimental impacts of a 1920's
society consumed with consumer culture. Her demise symbolises the corruption of the American
dream and its destructive nature, its previous wholesome ideals being superseded by materialism.
Myrtles continual "smouldering" contrasts with that of her husband and George in the valley of
ashes who blends in immediately "with the cement colour of the walls". Whereas everything in
the valley of ashes and the vicinity is covered in dust Myrtle "moves closer to Tom" . Her
physically moving closer to tom can be interpreted as an attempt to heighten her own social
standings and escape from the "dust" and desolation of the valley of ashes to the wealth that tom
represents. In attempting to transcend the valley of ashes, "she buys: A copy of Town Tattle and
a moving-picture magazine, and in the station drug-store some cold cream and a small flask of
perfume" buying all these items in a bid to appear as though she has the economic means to do
so, buying into the consumer culture of which was abundant in the upper classes. Myrtles
delusion that she has successfully transcended the boundaries of her class is further presented
through nicks description of her "costume" A significant change in behaviour accompanies the
change in her appearance. What he had previously perceived as a working-class "vitality" Nick
now sees as an upper-class "hauteur" (arrogance, pride). Myrtle attempts to assimilate into a
class of which she doesn't belong- something Nick appears critical of in this description, and
Myrtle is punished for. In addition she places herself above the likes of her husband claiming
that he "wasn't fit to lick her shoe"- an attempt to extricate herself from the class of which she
belongs, she believes herself to have achieved the American dream. - could talk about: -"I told
that boy about the ice... these people! You have to keep after them all the time" - Myrtle
attempting to distinguish herself from the working class servants - despite being of the same
class.- Fitzgerald however undermines Myrtles belief that she has assimilated into the upper
classes through the argument with tom. Myrtle claims that she has the right to say Daisy's name
and she will "say it whenever she wants to". se believes herself to be on parr with daisy in terms
of class, a concept of which Tom Buchanan in all his oppressiveness disagrees with- and in "a
