[Updated] The Great Gatsby Trigger Warning List

Hi, everyone! I'm still sort of taking a break from creating these lists, but I found some time on Tuesday to reread and revise the list for the Great Gatsby, so I'm giving you that now. As I expected, there wasn't much that I missed, but there are a few differences between the first list and this second, updated one. I still don't know when I'm going to start creating new lists, but hopefully it'll be within the next few months. I'm still working through some personal things, which is why I don't have an exact date.

[Important: Please note that trigger warnings are not necessarily to make it so that you can just avoid the content. There is a fairly popular mistaken belief that trigger warnings are censorship. That is not true. Trigger warnings exist so that, if you are sensitive to the content, you are made aware of it before it occurs and surprises you. This gives you a chance to prepare yourself mentally before reading it so that it does not affect you as negatively as it might if you didn’t know that it was going to happen. Also, please note that if you rely on triggers for the shock-value or plot twists (aka, “Well I can’t use trigger warnings because they’re spoilers!”), you aren’t a very good writer and you definitely aren’t taking into consideration the potential sensitivity of your audience.]

Triggers, listed in order of the number of occurrences are: death, alcohol, ableist language, racism, violence, sexual content, sexism, suicide, slurs, child abuse, and drugs.

The paragraph numbers and a general summary of each are listed on the following pages. For reference, the italicized numbers in the parenthesis are the page numbers in my book, and the total number of paragraphs in each chapter are listed below:

Chapter 1 - 152
Chapter 2 - 136
Chapter 3 - 171
Chapter 4 - 168
Chapter 5 - 153
Chapter 6 - 135
Chapter 7 - 415
Chapter 8 - 113
Chapter 9 - 155

Death
Death is mentioned in the following paragraphs. I added a summary when I felt that the paragraph needed an extra warning.
  • Paragraph 122 (36) of chapter 2.
  • In paragraphs 30 (44), 35, and 88 (49) of chapter 3, there are mentions of killing someone.
  • In paragraphs 2 (61) of chapter 4, there is a mention of killing someone.
  • In paragraph 4 (61) of chapter 4, there is a mention of drowning.
  • Paragraphs 6 (62), 23 (65), 28, 29, 32 (66), 55 (68), and 72 (70) of chapter 4.
  • In paragraph 76 (70) of chapter 4, someone reminisces about a friend of his getting shot in the stomach.
  • In paragraph 77 (70) of chapter 4, there is a mention of people being executed with an electric chair.
  • Paragraphs 59 (86), 127 (93), and 152 (96) of chapter 5.
  • Paragraph 13 (100) of chapter 6.
  • In paragraph 91 (106) of chapter 6, there is a mention of almost being drowned.
  • Paragraphs 193 (127), 291 (134), 298 (135), 308 (136), and 387 (143) of chapter 7.
  • In paragraph 290 (134) of chapter 7, there is a brief mention of someone looking like they “killed a man.”
  • In paragraphs 315 (137), 316, 325 (138), 335 (139), 336, 340, 397 (144), and 398 of chapter 7, a woman is killed by being hit by a car and there is a description of the accident and her dead body.
  • In paragraph 71 (157) of chapter 8, there is a brief mention of a dead body.
  • Paragraphs 87 (158), 91, and 110 (160) of chapter 8.
  • In paragraphs 112 (162) and 113 of chapter 8, there is a murder-suicide.
  • In paragraph 1 (163), 3 (164), 11, 17 (165), and 45 (168) of chapter 9, there are mentions of dead bodies.
  • Paragraph 19 (165), 22 (166), 29, 31 (167), 41, 42 (168), 57, 58 (169), 69, 88 (171), 94 (171), 98 (172), 115 (174) through 117, and 128 (176) of chapter 9.


Alcohol
Alcohol or being drunk are mentioned in the following paragraphs:
  • Paragraphs 54 (10), 56, and 74 (12) of chapter 1.
  • Paragraphs 51 (29), 52, and 118 (35) of chapter 2.
  • Paragraphs 1 (39), 3 (40), 4, 6 (41), 10 (42), 11, 19 (43), 40 (45), 41, 54 (46), 59, 60 (47), 93 (50), and 101 (51) of chapter 3.
  • Paragraphs 2 (61), 5 (62), 66 (70), 68, 72, 136 (76), 137, and 144 (77) of chapter 4.
  • Paragraph 111 (91) of chapter 5.
  • Paragraphs 13 (100), 14, 22 (101), 38 (102), 60 (104), 82 (106), and 87 of chapter 6.
  • Paragraphs 62 (118), 73, 87 (119), 100 (120), 106, 135 (122), 172 (126), 179, 187 (127), 222 (129), 283 (133), 299 (135), 408 (145), and 409 of chapter 7.
  • Paragraph 64 (156) of chapter 8.
  • Paragraphs 68 (169) and 127 (176) of chapter 9.


Ableist Language
The ableist language used in this novel includes the words dumb and crazy. The instances that I noted are on the following paragraphs:
  • In paragraph 27 (26) of chapter 2, the word dumb is used.
  • In paragraphs 62 (31), 113 (35), 114, and 116 of chapter 2, the word crazy is used.
  • In paragraph 68 (87) of chapter 5, the word idiot is used.
  • In paragraph 56 (103) of chapter 6, the word crazy is used.
  • In paragraph 135 (111) of chapter 6, the word dumb is used.
  • In paragraph 122 (121) of chapter 7, the word dumb is used.
  • In paragraphs 172 (126), 238 (130), and 248 (131) of chapter 7, the word crazy is used.
  • In paragraph 222 (129) of chapter 7, the word stupid is used.
  • In paragraph 64 (156) of chapter 8, the word stupid is used.
  • In paragraph 107 (160) of chapter 8, the word crazy is used.
  • In paragraphs 1 (163), 21 (166), and 36 (167) of chapter 9, the word mad is used.
  • In paragraphs 141 (178) and 144 of chapter 9, the word crazy is used.


Racism
  • In paragraphs 76 (12), 78 (13), 80 through 83 of chapter 1, a character mentions “The Rise of the Colored Empires,” and spounts some racist rhetoric, including that white people are the “dominant race.”
  • In paragraph 228 (130) of chapter 7, a character mentions interracial marriage as a devaluation of the sanctity of marriage.


Violence
  • In paragraphs 126 (37) and 127 of chapter 2, a man breaks his mistress’s nose.
  • In paragraph 6 (62) of chapter 4, there is a mention of a man strangling his wife.
  • In paragraph 9 (63) of chapter 4, there is a mention of someone having their nose shot off during World War I.
  • In paragraph 32 (66) of chapter 4, a character talks about some fighting in the war.
  • In paragraph 313 (137) of chapter 7, there is a brief mention of domestic abuse.


Sexual Content
  • In paragraph 37 (44) of chapter 3, there is a brief mention of the expectation of sex.
  • In paragraph 13 (100) of chapter 6, there is a brief mention of brothels.
  • In paragraph 228 (130) of chapter 7, there is a mention of sex.
  • In paragraphs 11 (149) through 13 of chapter 8, there is a mention of sex.


Sexism
Most of the sexism in this book is the use of the word bitch. There are also some period-typical misogynistic attitudes that show up, but I did not note those specific instances.
  • In paragraph 43 (28) of chapter 2, the word bitch is used.
  • In paragraph 337 (139) of chapter 7, the word bitch is used.
  • In paragraph 123 (175) of chapter 9, the word bitch is used.


Suicide
  • In paragraph 135 (54) of chapter 3, there is a brief mention of suicide.
  • In paragraph 7 (63) of chapter 4, there is a mention of a man who killed himself by jumping in front of a subway train.
  • In paragraph 32 (66) of chapter 4, a character mentions trying to die.



Slurs
  • In paragraph 105 (34) of chapter 2, the word gypped is used (it’s a variation of the slur “gypsy”).
  • In paragraph 107 (34) of chapter 2, the word kike is used (it’s a slur against Jewish people).
  • In paragraph 6 (41) of chapter 3, the word gypsy is used (it’s a slur against the Romani people).


Drugs
  • In paragraph 103 (90) of chapter 5, there is a brief mention of being in the “drug business.”


Child Abuse
  • In paragraph 112 (173) of chapter 9, there is a brief mention of someone beating their child.



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Sam

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