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How Does Fitzgerald Use Figurative Language In The Great Gatsby

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F.Scott Fitzgerald wrote this specific excerpt in his book in order to show how rich Gatsby is and how much he parties. In chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby, F.Scott Fitzgerald utilizes similes and Imagery to illustrate his neighbor´s mass wealth. Fitzgerald first uses the figurative language, simile, to show Gatsbyś mass wealth. In the first paragraph, the author states that ¨… the girls came and went like moths among the whisperings...¨ ( F. Scott Fitzgerald) The author uses the simile here to show the readers that Gatsby had so much money that girls always came over for his parties that he always threw with all of his money. Also in the first paragraph, Fitzgerald says that ¨ while his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug to meet
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