Fitzgerald incorporates imagery and metaphor in this passage to convey immutability of reality, no matter how grand one's imagination is. In Gatsby’s early life, he lived on a yacht in Lake Superior and attempted to work his way up to the upper class. He was in a “constant, turbulent riot” and was restless, unhappy with his current status. The juxtaposition of “grotesque and fantastic conceits” demonstrates the impalpable desires that a lower class member like himself wants in life. The verb “haunted” further develops the idea that his aspirations were unreachable, but his hope to escape the lower class made them seem possible. Fitzgerald uses convoluted and confusing syntax to mirror the dreamy state that Gatsby constantly resides in. While