The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby Allusions & Cultural References
When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literature, Philosophy, and Mythology
- T.S. Eliot
- King Midas, from the Greek myth (1.12)
Historical Figures
- Maecenas, a patron of the arts and a political advisor to Caesar Augustus (1.12)
- J.P. Morgan, an American financial banker, one of America’s first billionaires (1.12)
Other
- John Lawson Stoddard: Stoddard’s Lectures (3.48)
- Henry Clay: Economics: An Introduction for the General Reader(5.42)
Questions
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