Proofs Of Style In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald utilizes various proofs of style to convey his purpose in writing this novel. Interestingly enough, the author chose to have the story narrated in first person by someone other than the main character, Gatsby. Fitzgerald writes about events concerning Jay Gatsby's life which the audience reads through the voice and narration of Gatsby's neighbor, Nick Carraway. With Fitzgerald's style of writing, The Great Gatsby captures the reader, keeping him or her wanting to continue the book. F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes multiple proofs of style throughout his book, but the most dominant one for me was his use of various rhetorical strategies. All throughout The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald utilized devices such as different figurative language. The forms of figurative language he uses varies from irony to symbolism. Meyer, who claims he has known Gatsby for years, said, while referring to Gatsby, "He would never so much to looks at a friend's wife" (72).This quote is very ironic because of the fact that Gatsby actually did not only look at someone else's wife, but has made her (Daisy) his mistress. As for Fitzgerald's use of symbolism, Daisy

The tone throughout The Great Gatsby often shifts along with the story. For example, a quote from the book says, "He was silent, and I guessed at his unutterable depression" (109). The terms "unutterable depression" (109) suggests a rather sad tone referring to Gatsby. This alludes to the fact that Gatsby is saddened because Daisy did not like the party. On the following page it says, "'I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before,' he said, nodding determinedly. 'She’ll see,'" (110). This displays Gatsby's his determination in wanting to please Daisy. These two quotes show how the tone easily shifts from one to another, while still relating to Gatsby and