The Great Gatsby Language

In this article, literary scholar and book critic Morris Dickstein describes how Fitzgerald used The Great Gatsby to expose the reality of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald creates a tragic cast to create a representative novel of the lavish decade. However, The Great Gatsby served not only as a documentation of the 1920's, but also look into the American mind during this time. Fitzgerald's message lies in the language rather than the actually summary of the novel. By using irony and satire, Fitzgerald differentiates between the myths and realities of the American Culture. He also uses dry and sarcastic language when recounting Gatsby's parties to mock the culture of the Jazz Age. Tom and Daisy Buchanan represent the social hierarchy that blocks Gatsby