Mood In Chapter 3 Of The Great Gatsby's '

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1. The first paragraph of Chapter 3 starts off with a glamorous description of Gatsby’s mansion party as oppose to the sudden violent conclusion from Chapter 2 where Tom broke Myrtle’s nose. A magical tone was created when Fitzgerald described, “In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among whispering and the champagne and the stars”(Fitzgerald). This created a magical tone because the comparison between the guests and moths highlights Gatsby’s Fitzgerald’s choice in frequently using action verbs helps create a sort of liveliness that Gatsby’s party brings. 2. The shift in the verb tense was utilized by Fitzgerald in order to demonstrate Nick’s “observing” mode to allow the reader to take on their own perspective and create