How Does Fitzgerald Use Diction In The Great Gatsby

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In the beginning chapter of The Great Gatsby, the reader is introduced to Tom and Daisy Buchanan, the married couple inherited their wealth from Tom’s wealthy family. Daisy appears to be cheerful with all the things she has but confesses to nick that she thinks “everything is terrible” even though she lives in a beautiful home with money to spare (page17). F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes the diction “every” to show how daisy will truly never be happy with her life even if she has “been everywhere and seen everything and done everything” (page17). “Every” adds significance to this syntax due to the repetition of it. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses repetition to add significance to daisy’s conversation with nick, how she is not happy with her life.