Rhetorical Analysis Of The Great Gatsby

A Rhetorical Analysis of how Fitzgerald explains Gatsby’s Impact on the World, Gatsby’s True Nature, and the Concept of Time Gatsby was a great man that was a caring and loving person who had his life taken from him, by Mr. Wilson, as a result of revenge for being a suspect of Mrs. Wilson’s death. Near the end of the story, Nick Carraway was looking back through Long Island, where he, Gatsby, and Daisy lived. He described many aspects of the island, the mood of the people, and the environment. Nick touched on the point of the atmosphere without Gatsby and his dream that was washed away with blood. This selfless man was described by Nick as a person who provided life to everyone and everything around him. Further in the description, Nick refers to the dream of Gatsby’s burning desire to reunite with Daisy who he was with earlier in his past. In the end the

Specific word choices, and the darkness of Gatsby and his mysterious dream are also described. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “And as the moon rose higher the inessential houses began to melt away until gradually I became aware of the old island here that once flowered for the Dutch sailor’s eyes – a fresh green breast of the new world. Its vanished trees, the trees that had made way for Gatsby’s house.” Certain words in this example connote the feeling of loss, sadness, and the importance of Gatsby’s part in the world. Nick looks back, “I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock.” Gatsby was accustomed to standing out at the end of his dock dreaming of Daisy, always wanting to reunite with her again to relive the past. How Fitzgerald uses his variety of word choices prove to show that Gatsby was a great loss for everyone and everything around him, and to show the mysteriousness of the dream he could not