Examples Of Syntax In The Great Gatsby

When Gatsby reveals to about his relationship with Daisy, Nick’s relationship with Gatsby takes a full u-turn as it rapidly advances their association from simple acquaintances to close friends. Nick’s outlook of Gatsby undergoes a similar transformation. When Nick learns of the previous relationship between Gatsby and Daisy, Gatsby’s actions make sense to Nick. The mansion, the extravagant parties, and the green light were all in the efforts for making Daisy notice him. Gatsby lives his life for the past life that he lived. He spends his life seeking the attention of his love, Daisy, and as Nick explains, “He wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy. His life had been confused and disordered since then, but if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was…” (Fitzgerald 110). Gatsby sought out the American dream in order to win over the love of Daisy which creates a different perception of himself to Nick. Nick, now knowing Gatsby’s intentions worries about Gatsby’s possible rejection, and then warns him that, “[he] wouldn’t ask too much of her, you can’t repeat the past.” (Fitzgerald 110) But Gatsby, blinded by love, strives to win Nick’s married cousin’s heart. Nick perceives Gatsby as a man dwelling on the past

Fitzgerald furthers this claim through flashbacks with Gatsby presenting Daisy with an ideal illusion as well. Once Gatsby attempts to change his past, Gatsby’s true remembrance of Daisy becomes misconstrued in the very same way. Nick describes Gatsby’s struggle with coping with the non-Platonic reality of the present as “There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams- not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion” (98). Gatsby instills Daisy with an idealized perfection associated with his biased memories of the past; however this view decays away as Gatsby begins to realize that Daisy’s

For years, Gatsby has designed and obsessed over this moment in his mind, creating his ideal reunion with Daisy. All he has thought about is the day they would once again meet. Daisy, of course, does not live up to these impossible expectations. As Nick Carraway states in his narration, “No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart” (96). Gatsby became disillusioned, realizing he will never have exactly what he wants, for Daisy to be completely devoted to him. Gatsby knows this deep down, and now his life has been built around a disappointment. Gatsby’s one reason for life has slipped through his fingers and all he is left with is a big empty house and meaningless money. Furthermore, Gatsby’s actions and thoughts reveal the reality of life: disappointment is inevitable. Sven Birkerts further explains the feeling of disillusionment, in his article A Gatsby for Today, when talking of “the reckless rush away from the centers of gravity, and the sudden, terrible realization that gravity writes no exceptions” (123). Often times one builds up expectations, as Gatsby did, only to realize they are

In literature, authors commonly utilize diction as a prominent technique. Diction is the choice of words, or style within a novel. Fitzgerald uses diction to enhance his theme: “the past can not be repeated”. Gatsby references Daisy as “she” and “despairingly” expresses that “she doesn’t understand” (1). The denotation of despair is “showing the loss of all hope”, which represents a negative connotation, similar to the word “sad”. Because Gatsby is referencing his longing for the past with the word “despairingly”, the reader can infer that he is depressed that he cannot repeat the past, which is the theme of The Great Gatsby. After Nick states that “you can’t repeat the past”, Gatsby responds in denial (4-5). His response to Nick was described as “incredulously” (5). This word is denoted as “a manner communicating disbelief, even when valid support is presented”. Thus, Nick knows that the theme is true, yet Gatsby is in denial of it. The author creates this conflict, which the entire novel is centered around. The diction decisions of F Scott Fitzgerald enhance the reader’s comprehension of the connection between Gatsby, and the overarching theme of The Great Gatsby.

He “nearly toppled down a flight of stairs...and.. was running down like an overwound clock”(59). Fitzgerald’s description of Gatsby’s actions present him to be excited like a kid on Christmas and unable to believe the happiness he’s experiencing. He’s As Nick gets ready to leave, he sees an “expression of bewilderment [that] had come back into Gatsby’s face”(61) and realises that there “must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams-not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of [Gatsby’s] illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything. [Gatsby] had…[decked] it out with every bright feather that drifted his way”(62). Over the past five years, Gatsby grew to expect much more from Daisy than what she can actually offer. As Gatsby got wealthier, he added on more to his idealisation of Daisy till it reached a point where his perfect image of her is completely beyond who she actually is. Fitzgerald puts this into play later in the novel when the situation flips and Daisy cannot meet Gatsby’s expectations.

How do the length and syntax of the sentence beginning “There was a ripe mystery about it” emphasize what Gatsby feels about Daisy’s house?

Firstly, Fitzgerald uses imagery through the entire chapter to show the audience how the character Jay Gatsby accomplishes his dream of reuniting with Daisy. At the start of the chapter the author describes Gatsby as being somewhat nervous and aloof. The author writes; “Gatsby looked with vacant eyes […] peering toward the bleared windows from time to time as if a serious of invisible but alarming happenings were taking place outside. Finally, he got up and informed me, in an uncertain voice that he was going” (Fitzgerald, pg.84). The quote describes the fear that many people have when trying to face their dreams by describing the characters eyes, his nervous actions of looking out the window, and finally the character trying to escape the situation. The author then goes on to describe some of Gatsby’s actions as seeming bored and then the character coming back with a new light once he accomplishes his dream.

Various rhetoric used in literature can be very powerful. Through the use of tools like diction, tone, and imagery, the author can create a more impactful story that affects the reader in many different ways. In the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the scene where Michaelis is attempting to comfort Mr. Wilson after Mrs. Wilson's passing leaves a lasting impact on the reader due to the author’s use of diction, tone, and imagery.

F. Scott Fitzgerald the author of the “Great Gatsby” portrays the uncomfortable feelings throughout Gatsby and Daisy's relationship. Fitzgerald implies this by using diction, literature, and syntax throughout the scene. The author's purpose is to make the reader understand the discomfort and nerves between the relationship by using literary devices.

1. Diction Nick employs brutal diction in describing the Valley of Ashes as a “dumping ground” (Fitzgerald 24). This highlights the neglect and disparity of the area between Long Island and Manhattan. He implies that it is a place where unsuccessful individuals end up, hopeless and lacking the means to escape. It also represents a sense of poverty, in contrast to the conditions of East Egg and West Egg, as well as portrays a clear distinction of classes.

“In his blue gardens men and women came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars” (Fitzgerald 39). In his character, his relationships, and his gatherings, Jay Gatsby epitomized the illusion of a perfect romance. When Gatsby and Daisy met in 1917, he was searching for money, but ended up profoundly falling in love with her. “[H]e set out for gold and stumbled upon a dream” (Ornstein 37). Only a few weeks after meeting one another, Gatsby had to leave for war, which led to a separation between the two for nearly five years. As “war-torn lovers” Gatsby and Daisy reach the quintessential ideal of archetypical romance. When Gatsby returned from the war, his goal was to rekindle the relationship he once had with Daisy. In order to do this, he believed he would have to work hard to gain new wealth and a new persona. “Jay Gatsby loses his life even though he makes his millions because they are not the kind of safe, respectable money that echoes in Daisy’s lovely voice” (Ornstein 36). Gatsby then meets Daisy’s cousin, Nick Carraway, who helps to reunite the pair. Finally being brought together after years of separation, Gatsby stops throwing the extravagant parties at his home, and “to preserve [Daisy’s] reputation, [he] empties his mansion of lights and servants” (Ornstein 37). Subsequent to their reconciliation, Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband, begins to reveal sordid information about Gatsby’s career which causes Daisy to

Fitzgerald employs the extended metaphor of the “new world” to illustrate the total collapse of Gatsby’s reality(169). After Gatsby realizes he has lost the one dream of his life, he enters a world “where poor ghosts breath[] dreams like air”(169). Though Gatsby is in his own backyard, he is looking up at “an unfamiliar sky”(169). Before, this yard gave view to the green light near Daisy’s house, a symbol of hope and love and promise for Gatsby, but with his dream evaporated he finds himself vacantly looking out on his empty wealth. Once Gatsby has lost hope, he himself becomes a “poor ghost” with no conceivable aim, drive, or purpose(169). This shift in reality aligns with the change from summer to autumn as Gatsby felt “he had lost the old warm world,” instead “disappear[ing] among the yellowing trees”(169). Gatsby’s dream to reunite with Daisy depended on a disregard for the passage of time, and this metaphor reiterates that his life has crumbled because of that disregard. The transition from summer to fall parallels Gatsby’s transition from his old world full of hope to the new world devoid of meaning. As the leaves and trees and grass lose their vitality, so do Gatsby and his dream. Furthermore, Fitzgerald draws a connection between Wilson and Gastby as “poor ghosts...like that ashen, fantastic figure gliding towards him through the amorphous trees”(169). This comparison further sheds light on Gatsby’s state: Wilson just had the one thing he loved snatched from him, exiling him into the world of ghosts and driving him to murder. The utter hopelessness more overtly seen in Wilson is extended to Gatsby as they are thrust together in the new world and, soon after, death. Finally, the futility of Gatsby’s new life is displayed by the lack of a

When it came to Gatsby, he was interested in Nick’s simplicity but he was also intrigued at Nick’s relation to Daisy, his long-lost lover. In the novel it states, “had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into it with a creative passion, adding to it all the time, decking it out with every bright feather that drifted his way. No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.” (Fitzgerald, 97). This quote shows how Gatsby had reconnected with Daisy through Nick and how Nick admired Gatsby’s passion when he finally meet up with Daisy once again. Lastly, the tragic death of Gatsby opens up a new realm of things for Nick. In the novel, it states, “After Gatsby’s death the East was haunted for me like that, distorted beyond my eyes’ power of correction.” (Fitzgerald, 176). He now reflected on how Gatsby’s passion and drive to live allowed Nick to view life in the real world differently. Nick, who was directly inspired by Gatsby, now was left confused as he wanted to learn all that one needs for success, though the death made it impossible. The last page of the novel, it ends with, “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eludes us then, but that’s no matter - to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arm farther.” (Fitzgerald, 180). This quote shows how much of a deep impact Gatsby’s death had on Nick. Now

Gatsby’s claim to love Daisy is nothing more than wanting to complete his collection of the grand prize being a trophy wife. It became apparent to Nick that Gatsby wanted to repeat the past in order to win the award of a perfect woman. While reminiscing, Nick realizes Gatsby’s desire was that, “He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she go to Tom and say: ‘I never loved you.’ After she had obliterated four years with that sentence they could decide upon the more practical measures to be taken. One of them was that, after she was free, they were to go back to Louisville and be married from her house- just as if it were five years ago” (Fitzgerald 109). Gatsby’s relentless need to ‘get the girl’ blinds his ability to comprehend Daisy’s feelings of the situation. His want to shatter the Buchanan’s marriage

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