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The Great Gatsby Rhetorical Analysis

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In the drive for economic power there is sacrifice, as money cannot buy enduring happiness. The Great Gatsby is a parable for this timeless life lesson, exploring the limitations of economic power. The sombre tone in ‘It was strange to reach the marble steps and find no stir of bright dresses in and out the door, and hear no sound but bird voices in the trees’ builds a juxtaposition between the former description, ‘…conducted themselves according to the rules of behavior associated with an amusement park’ which allows the façade of fun and enjoyment to be pulled back, uncovering the true lack of personal connection amid the party-goers and Gatsby. This notion is continued with the recurring motif of loneliness in, ‘A sudden emptiness seemed
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