The Great Gatsby Metaphors
Why does Fitzgerald contrast “hard rock” with “wet marshes”? What does he mean? Fitzgerald contrast “hard rock” with “wet marshes”
Fitzgerald contrasts “hard rock” and “wet marshes” by saying how everyone has their own set of beliefs. Someone’s conduct can be engrained within their head, but he doesn’t care.
In the third sentence, note the metaphor and explain Fitzgerald’s choice of this particular metaphor.
Fitzgerald mentions a metaphor when he says, “When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever.” His choice of this particular metaphor suggests how he relates the situation to a military base.
Explain the two conflicting attitudes the narrator has …show more content…
Another conflicting attitudes the narrator has towards Gatsby is because he is perfect and symbolizes the rich society expectations. The effect of the paradox is he hates Gatsby, but he also loves the way his character is portrayed.
Look at the last sentence. Identify the three dependent clauses. What is the effect of these three clauses, one following the other?
The first dependent clause is, “Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby.” The second dependent clause is, “what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-”. The third dependent clause is, “winded elations of men.” The effect that the three clauses show are Gatsby’s character traits. It shows us the difference of how Gatsby turned out to be as a man.
Basically this paragraph contains two pairs of contrasting ideas. Identify them. What do they have in …show more content…
Then there was a boom as Tom Buchanan shut the rear windows and the caught wind died out about the room and the curtains and rugs and the two young women ballooned slowly to the floor.”
The narrator uses onomatopoeia to express a vivid image of what happened when the curtains blew and when Tom Buchanan shut the window. He shut it with a lot of force because he indicated it with “boom”.
Syntax
What is the effect of Fitzgerald’s use of these loose/cumulative sentences? Write several sentences as explanation.
Fitzgerald’s use of these loose/cumulative sentences show us the figurative language he uses to indicate the setting of the place and how the two women are introduced into the story. He starts of by using detailed imagery to share with the audience that it is a peaceful environment by including the hallway how it shines as a “rose-colored space”. His loose sentences allows him to express two thoughts into one sentence. For example, when he’s talking about the curtains that were flying because of the wind. They flew as if they were “pale flags” and then he says the curtains shadow upon the rug that was on the floor just as the wind makes a shadow onto the sea. Fitzgerald allowed himself to use loose sentences to help structure the story and organize the main plot of what was going to
Fitzgerald contrasts “hard rock” and “wet marshes” by saying how everyone has their own set of beliefs. Someone’s conduct can be engrained within their head, but he doesn’t care.
In the third sentence, note the metaphor and explain Fitzgerald’s choice of this particular metaphor.
Fitzgerald mentions a metaphor when he says, “When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever.” His choice of this particular metaphor suggests how he relates the situation to a military base.
Explain the two conflicting attitudes the narrator has …show more content…
Another conflicting attitudes the narrator has towards Gatsby is because he is perfect and symbolizes the rich society expectations. The effect of the paradox is he hates Gatsby, but he also loves the way his character is portrayed.
Look at the last sentence. Identify the three dependent clauses. What is the effect of these three clauses, one following the other?
The first dependent clause is, “Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby.” The second dependent clause is, “what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-”. The third dependent clause is, “winded elations of men.” The effect that the three clauses show are Gatsby’s character traits. It shows us the difference of how Gatsby turned out to be as a man.
Basically this paragraph contains two pairs of contrasting ideas. Identify them. What do they have in …show more content…
Then there was a boom as Tom Buchanan shut the rear windows and the caught wind died out about the room and the curtains and rugs and the two young women ballooned slowly to the floor.”
The narrator uses onomatopoeia to express a vivid image of what happened when the curtains blew and when Tom Buchanan shut the window. He shut it with a lot of force because he indicated it with “boom”.
Syntax
What is the effect of Fitzgerald’s use of these loose/cumulative sentences? Write several sentences as explanation.
Fitzgerald’s use of these loose/cumulative sentences show us the figurative language he uses to indicate the setting of the place and how the two women are introduced into the story. He starts of by using detailed imagery to share with the audience that it is a peaceful environment by including the hallway how it shines as a “rose-colored space”. His loose sentences allows him to express two thoughts into one sentence. For example, when he’s talking about the curtains that were flying because of the wind. They flew as if they were “pale flags” and then he says the curtains shadow upon the rug that was on the floor just as the wind makes a shadow onto the sea. Fitzgerald allowed himself to use loose sentences to help structure the story and organize the main plot of what was going to