LITERATURE ANALYSIS #2

1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about a man named Nick who happens to move into a house right next to a large Gothic mansion whose owner is a mysterious man named Jay Gatsby who throws big extravagant parties hoping that his one true love will attend to one of his parties whom happened to be Nick's cousin Daisy. Gatsby becomes friends with Nick not knowing his cousin is Daisy. Daisy's husband, Tom, cheats on Daisy with Myrtle who is a mechanics wife on the outside of town. When Gatsby found out that Daisy is Nick's cousin at one of Gatsby's parties, Gatsby tries to get Nick to arrange a meet between the two and at first Nick is against it but then he gives in and Daisy and Gatsby begin their affair until Daisy, Tom, Nick, Gatsby, and Daisy's friend Jordan goes into New York City where they go to the Plaza hotel where Tom confronts Gatsby on his bootlegging alcohol, then sends Daisy back home in with Gatsby proving that he cant hurt him. when Tom, Nick, and Jordan, go passed Myrtles house, there is ambulances outside, where Tom found out that Gatsby ran and killed Myrtle over, but really its Daisy who ran her over. Gatsby wants to take the blame for it and Myrtles husband finds out by Tom telling him who did it. Her husband kills Gatsby and Tom throws a small funeral, where only his father showed up to and Daisy and Tom moved away together.
The author did a great job with the novel, in my opinion its easy to interpret and its a good book to read. its my favorite English book that I had to read for school.
2. The theme of the novel is Greed on Daisy's part because that's all she wanted was money, Justice, when Myrtle's husband killed Gatsby when he thought he killed Myrtle, Power, Gatsby and Tom, Gatsby in bootlegging and Tom having the ability to get whatever he wants, Betrayal when Daisy chose Tom over Gatsby, even though Tom was cheating on her and Gatsby offered her the world, and the American Dream in the 1920's. the lifestyle Gatsby had was the dream in America at the time.
3. the tone of the novel is loneliness and isolated. There is Gatsby who is rich and handsome but has no one. "A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows and the great doors, endowing with complete isolation the figure of the host, who stood on the porch, his hand up in a formal gesture of farewell."  and then there is Nick who is sweet and is just looking for love and to be successful. "..when the dark lanes of the forties were five deep with throbbing taxicabs, bound for the theatre district, I felt a sinking in my heart...Imagining that I, too, was hurrying toward gayety and sharing their intimate excitement, I wished them well." but the two together seem to be a little less lonely because they relate together and they found a reliable friend; companion.
4. The author uses a lot of flashback in the story to help the readers understand Gatsby's background and experience more. Dramatic Irony when everyone knew of  Gatsby and Dais's affair but Tom.  Situation Irony when the author has Daisy stays with Tom at the end of the novel. Symbolism, when Gatsby uses his cars, talks about Daisy's voice, uses colors, seasons, and locations. Aphorism, in the beginning of the book when Nick's father tells him “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages you've had." Simile, “Daisy and Jordan lay upon an enormous couch, like silver idols, weighing down their own white dresses against the singing breeze of the fans” or ” In his blue garden men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.” Metaphor, Daisy describes nick as a rose, “You remind me of a- of a rose, an absolute rose. Doesn’t he?”  Allusion, the popular names and refrences the author uses to name characters.

CHARACTERIZATION

1. Indirect: Gatsby; "He smiled understandingly--picking his words with care." (pg 48),  about Gatsby; "There's the kind of man you'd like to take home and introduce to your mother and sister." (pg. 72)

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