English

• Canonical : used to describe when something is canon i.e. works that are considered genuine or a set of rules/guidelines/criteria to judge something on
• quintessential: representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
• Archetypal: very typical of a certain kind of person or thing
• The Great Gatsby : published 1925

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Represents the cynicism in the upper class during the jazz age
• A doll's house: 1879 published and premiered

  Henrik Ibsen

  - Known for contrarian ideals, challenging archetypal gender roles
• I hope she'll be a fool that's the best thing a girl can be in this world - Daisy

  Ignorance is bliss ; Challenging stereotypes, patriarchal society
• The great gatsby - Valley of ashes:

  Moral decay as consumerism increases
• Adultery in the great gatsby ; Myrtle and Tom buchanan; favor the elite over lower class
• Fading eyes of TJ Eckleburg - Doctors ; authority figures ; critique of the moral decay and hedonism of the jazz age
• Torvald calling Nora skylark, squirrel, etc. Seemingly friendly pet names but instead reflect a 'trophy wife' and objectification
• Gatsby knocking clock off the mantel ; reflects desire for gatsby to return to his previous life with daisy but his inability to do so
• Nora - "he's so proud of being a man it'd be painful and humiliating for him to know he owed me anything"

  Despite Nora saving torvald she still has to worry about the societal implications of her taking the money
• Nora slamming the door ; Original european audiences were shocked as the autonomy and independence of Nora hasn't been shown before. Reflects Ibsen's contrarian ideas about feminism and aims to inspire women stuck in caretaker roles to gain independence and freedom
• Torvald: "I wouldn't be a true man if your feminine helplessness did not make you doubly attractive in my eyes"

  need I say more
• Making a short deft movement- Tom broke myrtles nose with his hand
• Nora: "You know I could never act against your wishes"