The Great Gatsby Memory Analysis Essay

Cinematic Connections A memorable scene in “The Great Gatsby” is the last scene. Wilson has killed Gatsby and himself. Nick is planning the funeral and no one shows up, not even Daisy. To start the scene off, with a panning shot of Gatsby’s house. The foggy and gloomy lake makes this scene feel even sadder. There are not many lights on in the house. We then move inside house, where the camera is set at a low angle to demonstrate how Nick is small compared to the lavishing house.
Viewers then see Gatsby in his coffin under a stairwell. This represents how the huge parties made the house so amazing. The director shoots from the top of the stairwell looking down at Gatsby. The camera zooms down and disappears, just like how Gatsby has disappeared from the world to many people. New Yorkers used Gatsby to go to his fancy parties and get drunk. Nick is sleeping on the top of the stairwell and it shows that even though he only knew Gatsby the summer, Gatsby was important to Nick. This scene seem to
Motif
Motifs are recurring symbols that add to themes in a piece of literature. Some motifs in “The Great Gatsby,” include Gatsby’s yellow car, the billboard with the eyes, and Gatsby’s phrase “old sport.” Yellow is known as “fake gold.” Many objects are yellow in “The Great Gatsby.” This represents Gatsby’s desire to be rich and to attract Daisy. When Gatsby takes Nick to lunch, he speeds throughout New York. When a cop tries to pull Gatsby over, Gatsby shows him a card with his name on it, and the cop lets him go on. The billboard with the eyes on it is overlooking the valley of the ashes. This represents God looking over the corrupt Americans. God sees and knows everything that the characters are doing. He knows of Myrtle’s and Tom’s affair. He sees when Daisy kills Myrtle by running her over without even stopping. It also represents how the American dream is dead. Even though some can achieve the dream, most are stuck as poor and will turn to ashes