How Does Myrtle Use Figurative Language In The Great Gatsby

People who originate from privileged backgrounds and people who have worked up to the privileged lifestyle often feel entitled to everything and anything that comes their way. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the characters display how this feeling of entitled leads to a careless attitude. In the passage on page 137 of the book this theme is shown. The passage begins with the description of right before the incident of Myrtle’s death, it displays Myrtle and George’s argument, ending with Myrtle telling George to beat her. Myrtle is careless because she does not think about the potential consequences of her words, as George could take offense to her insults and actually choose to beat Myrtle like she asks. She expects George to stay away from her and feels entitled to the safety despite the

Tom feels entitled that nothing bad will ever happen to him or his friends causing him to be careless about the rather serious event at hand. This passage displays the overall carelessness of characters throughout the book by not only showing each character being careless but also using figurative language in parts of the passage to make the whole bit of text seem rushed and almost like a blur. The first few lines are made up of a bunch of short thoughts that when read all together give off a rushed, careless vibe. The next couple paragraphs have longer more complex sentences that are very descriptive causing the reader to get lost in the words, to the point they are almost confused. Then, Fitzgerald wraps up the passage with couple lines of short spurts of Nick’s thoughts. The pattern that is developed creates a rushed and confused tone throughout the passage tying back into the theme of how people feeling entitled leads to their overall