The Great Gatsby Literary Analysis

In addition, the unique structure is evident in both “Chronicles of A death Foretold” and “The Great Gatsby”, but the use of structure was used to play the same purpose in both novel; and that is to demonstrate the chronology and its effect in justifying the death evident in both novels. In Chronicle of a death foretold the most prominent form of structure that was evident is narrative structure. The way in which the author divided the narrative structure of the plot and events is through 5 sections. The first section is the morning of Santiago Nasar’s Death, the second section is the historical aspect were the reader learns about the past of Bayardo San Roman and Angela Vicario, the third section is the morning of Santiago’s death which is
The manner in which the author was able to conduct this structure in the specific way that he did, creates the chronology of events, and by choosing narrative structure specifically. The chronological order of events is smooth and is not disrupted which assists in keeping the reader in contact with all the characters. Through this structure the reader is able to comprehend the reason why the novel ended with Santiago’s death; which is the moral failure of the members of society.
Moreover “The great Gatsby” demonstrates a completely different structure than that of Chronicle of A Death Foretold” which played an effect on the chronology of the events in the Great Gatsby but still lead to the same effect evident in Marquez’s novel. The structure in the great Gatsby seems to be consistent in most aspects of the novel which created the same effect as in Chronicle of a death foretold; a smooth and straightforward chronology. However there are also certain tools that the author used in order to enhance the structure of the novel. Flashbacks were used several times in the novel whether it was indirect or direct flashbacks. It was used in order to keep the reader interested and it was used