annotated bobliography
"A Blanket of Prose: Style and Meaning." The Great Gatsby: The Limits of Wonder. Richard
Daniel Lehan. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1990. 125-133. Twayne's Masterwork Studies
36. Twayne's Authors on GVRL. Web. 14 May 2014.
Richard Daniel Lehan describes the style of writing and meaning in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
novel, The Great Gatsby, in his article “A Blanket on Prose: Style and Meaning” which helps
portray the different themes in the novel. Lehan begins his article with the different “narrative
modes:” that Fitzgerald could have chosen for The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald could have gone
with the narrative forms of Zola, Norris, Dreiser, Jaimes, or Wells, but instead he followed the
work of Eliot’s The Waste of Land. The reason is because Fitzgerald wanted “to write something
new – something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned.” Fitzgerald
work focused on “objective correlative,” which helped the theme and meaning of The Great
Gatsby to be carried by imagery and symbols. The many novel has many themes, as explained
my Lehan. For starters, one is the theme of the American Dream, the will to achieve wealth,
fame, and love. Second, is the theme of love and romance, which is expressed through Daisy the
beloved of Jay Gatsby. Third is Gatsby himself, because he internalizes himself in the themes.
The style in Fitzgerald’s writing helps create these themes to grow which provide even more
themes for the novel. Lehan stresses that the language or style in the writing is the key to help
readers understand the piece of writing. Lehan focuses on three elements: language and theme,
language and association, and language and foreshadowing. Foreshadowing plays a major role in
The Great Gatsby. For example, when Gatsby and Daisy meet in Nick’s home there is rainfall,
and during Gatsby’s funeral there is rainfall as well. Nick states “over the dark bridge” and
then “on
Daniel Lehan. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1990. 125-133. Twayne's Masterwork Studies
36. Twayne's Authors on GVRL. Web. 14 May 2014.
Richard Daniel Lehan describes the style of writing and meaning in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
novel, The Great Gatsby, in his article “A Blanket on Prose: Style and Meaning” which helps
portray the different themes in the novel. Lehan begins his article with the different “narrative
modes:” that Fitzgerald could have chosen for The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald could have gone
with the narrative forms of Zola, Norris, Dreiser, Jaimes, or Wells, but instead he followed the
work of Eliot’s The Waste of Land. The reason is because Fitzgerald wanted “to write something
new – something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned.” Fitzgerald
work focused on “objective correlative,” which helped the theme and meaning of The Great
Gatsby to be carried by imagery and symbols. The many novel has many themes, as explained
my Lehan. For starters, one is the theme of the American Dream, the will to achieve wealth,
fame, and love. Second, is the theme of love and romance, which is expressed through Daisy the
beloved of Jay Gatsby. Third is Gatsby himself, because he internalizes himself in the themes.
The style in Fitzgerald’s writing helps create these themes to grow which provide even more
themes for the novel. Lehan stresses that the language or style in the writing is the key to help
readers understand the piece of writing. Lehan focuses on three elements: language and theme,
language and association, and language and foreshadowing. Foreshadowing plays a major role in
The Great Gatsby. For example, when Gatsby and Daisy meet in Nick’s home there is rainfall,
and during Gatsby’s funeral there is rainfall as well. Nick states “over the dark bridge” and
then “on