Analysis Of Emotions In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Emotions can be revealed through all types of literature such as in the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the poem To The Virgins, To Make Much of Time, by Robert Herrick and in the short story The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Gilman. The most powerful way to connect with an audience is through the characters’ emotions. An emotional connection is created when a reader formulates a conclusion about the characters, allowing the interaction to become deep and meaningful. Therefore, the reader can viscerally take part in the story and bond with the characters. Writhers bring their characters to life in ways the reader can associate with on a personal level. In the Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses characterization to portray empathy that relates to desires, motives, and behaviours. Resulting in characters the reader can identify with and profoundly explore. By creating complex characters, reader is able to explore the reasoning behind a characters actions and choices resulting in an emotional bond. Fitzgerald created characters the
The author is drawing in a younger audience by making reference to the virgins. Herrick uses the life cycle of the flower to emphasize the shortness of human life and the importance of seizing opportunities while one is able to. The sun in the poem is a repersentaion for the course of the day which refers to a period of time, therefore creating carpe diem. Herrick’s use connects with the reader by ultimately sending a message telling the reader to marry while time is still at hand. The poem delivers emotional message encouraging the reader to live life to the fullest. The author aims to evoke the feelings of optimism to the reader, allowing the reader to be hopefully and to look forward with a sense of