When authors use figurative language, it develops a deeper understanding for the reader. Things such as colour, descriptive words, and comparisons provide the reader with an in-depth visual. This helps the reader to connect to the story and relate to the characters within it. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses a great deal of figurative language in The Great Gatsby. This contributes to the immense artistry of the novel in many different ways and through numerous forms. The first example of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s figurative language is when he uses the vivid description: “It was a rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hatboxes and supper-boxes and tool-boxes, and terraced with a labyrinth …show more content…
Instead of using this to set the scene or mood, he uses it to describe a character. By using figurative language, the readers become more connected to Daisy's character and begin to understand who she is more.
Fitzgerald also uses figurative language within the dialogue. When Nick says, “There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired”, he is showing a certain side of Nick. This quote tells readers that Nick thinks there are only 2 qualities in life and then the opposites of those qualities. It proves that Nick thinks deeply about love and work. Without this, it would be difficult t understand Nick’s character and personality because he is always narrating what is happening around him. When he states thoughts like this one, it builds up Nicks character to a much higher degree for one.
Without figurative language in The Great Gatsby, the tale would not be all that it is today. With many vivid descriptions to set mood, tones, scenes, and characters, Fitzgerald succeeds in pulling in readers and grabbing attention. These examples of figurative language take on many forms but all serve the same purpose. They all create a more detailed reading