Examples Of Imagery In The Great Gatsby

In one of the seminal moments of his novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald implements a plethora of vivid imagery to highlight the jubilee and opulence of Gatsby’s renowned parties, while also subtly emphasizing the aloof aristocrats’ flippancy. For instance, a typical Gatsby party starts in his blue garden, where the “men and girls [come] and [go] like moths among the whisperings…” Nick’s comparison of the select “luminaries” to an insect depicts the wealthy’s unconsciousness; like moths, they--paying no heed--blindly and pliantly follow where they are attracted to (in this case, where the wealth lies). He indicates the proletariat’s lack of life aspirations, as the bellicose men and the newly-befriended girls (who adulate one another,