Diction: In the Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald utilizes a heavily elegant and sometimes superfluous diction which reflects the high class society that the reader is introduced to within the novel. The speaker Nick Carraway talks directly to the reader. The diction is extensively formal throughout the novel using high blown language the borders on being bombastic. An example of this formal language is seen when Nick states‚"The truth was that Jay Gatsby‚ of West Egg‚ Long Island‚ sprang from his Platonic
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author and reader”- Chris Baldick. In all‚ modernism is a rejection of tradition and a hostile attitude toward the past. In The Great Gatsby it is a first person narrator. Vision and viewpoint became an essential aspect of the modernist novel as well the way the story was told became as important as the story itself." (Kathryn VanSpanckeren‚ 2003). Nick Carraway is not very reliable. He fails to remember some parts of the story‚ because he was too drunk to remember. "I have been drunk just twice
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Introduction “The Great Gatsby” is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in 1925‚ it is set on Long Island’s North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922. The novel takes place following the First World War. American society enjoyed prosperity during the “roaring” as the economy soared. At the same
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became a widespread term to describe the American way of life. It deals with the act of individuality‚ and working hard for what you have. Despite having these dreams‚ money and social values appeared to be the key to happiness. Reading The Great Gatsby allows the audience to witness the act of corruption for themselves‚ as they take a glance at how many individuals are living with the wrong idea of the American Dream. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul‚ Minnesota on 24 September
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ENG4U 01-12-2012 Character Revealing Colour Imagery in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is the story of a self-made‚ wealthy man named Jay Gatsby who tries to regain the love of an old flame‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ an upper class‚ now married girl. In this novel‚ imagery and symbolism are used to develop aspects of certain characters throughout the story. Colour imagery of green‚ white and gold provide contrast for the “Nouveau-Riche” character Jay Gatsby with established society
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in The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is Nick Carraway’s narrative of his experiences with Jay Gatsby‚ his wealthy and mysterious neighbor in West Egg‚ Long Island. Set in 1922‚ a turbulent time in American history‚ Nick is a veteran of World War One who moved from his native Midwest to New York City to sell bonds. This novel focuses on Nick’s intense admiration for Gatsby who befriends Nick and leads him through a strange new world. In their travels‚ Nick and Gatsby encounter
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In his novel the Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Gatsby as a character who becomes great. His life being as just an ordinary‚ lower-class‚ citizen‚ yet Gatsby still has a dream of becoming wealthy man. After meeting Daisy‚ he has a reason to strive to become prominent. Throughout his life‚ Gatsby gains the title of truly being great. Even before Gatsby is introduced‚ he is hinted at being out of the ordinary. The first evidence of this is when Nick says‚ "Gatsby turned out alright at the
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people live present time‚ it is astonishing to believe that one may be trapped in one of these blocks because of their personal ambitions. For example‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby continues to live in the past particularly because of his many “mistakes” of not getting what he wanted. Because of the many things Gatsby wanted to change‚ Gatsby transforms into an obsessive perfectionist that will stop at nothing to get his way in order to make up for everything he wished for‚ including his loved one
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the story‚ Nick Carraway‚ has just returned from war and goes east to work. In flashbacks he reveals the story of Jay Gatsby‚ his next-door neighbor. The nine chapters develop around seven parties interspersed with flashbacks. Nick meets Jordan Baker‚ Daisy’s friend from Louisville‚ who reveals that Tom is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson‚ the wife of a garage owner in the Valley of Ashes. Nick is shocked at the lack of morality in every level. At the second party‚ Tom introduces Nick to Myrtle
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a well known work of American literature that exemplifies American life in the 1920’s and the American Dream. The novel touches on many concepts such as ethnicity‚ class‚ gender‚ race‚ the American Dream‚ and more. It’s diversity and analytical significance makes The Great Gatsby such a commonly used novel. Different things throughout the novel have meaning like the green light‚ the weather‚ dreams‚ and other commonly touched upon things. A dream can be
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