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How Does Fitzgerald Use Figurative Language In The Great Gatsby

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In his “The Great Gatsby” F. Scott Fitzgerald creates a unique situation where his narrator is not the protagonist of the story. This means readers are lead to believe the narrator’s opinion of the protagonist. To accurately develop the protagonist Fitzgerald constructs a narrator free of judgement and full of observation. Fitzgerald incorporates figurative language to develop the main character and build a sense of mystique toward Gatsby. Fitzgerald creates a mysterious atmosphere before describing Gatsby so the atmosphere can contribute to his character development. The atmosphere becomes eerie as Nick, the narrator, notices a “silhouette of a moving cat” (5). A silhouette of a cat is almost always the beginning to a mysterious night.
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