Triumphantly In The Great Gatsby

“Triumphantly” is a word that many people have either heard or used if they had ever felt successful or victorious. “Triumphantly” has a positive effect and understanding of accomplishment or joy. According to The Great Gatsby and research done “triumphantly” is a word to express the feeling and excitement that someone is experiencing.
In the 1400s many people started using the word “triumphantly”, which came from the Latin culture. The word can be used in four other ways such as "triumph", "triumphal", '"triumphalism", or "triumphant". Either way, the word is used, it will be used as an adjective. When using this word the understanding of the word is important. “Triumphantly” means, "the act or fact of being victorious; victory; success; achievement" or "successful; victorious; rejoicing for victory; elated." “Triumphant” didn't

For example, when Nick and Gatsby are looking at Gatsby’s car, the book says, ”It was a rich cream color, bring with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hat boxes and supper-boxes and tool-boxes, and terraced with a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns.” (Pg.64) By using the word “triumphant” to describe the car Fitzgerald helped the readers mind picture the color of the car along with all of the different boxes in the back of the car. Fitzgerald uses “triumphant” in a way that Gatsby is glorifying his car, almost in a way of bragging. In The Great Gatsby the way that “triumphant” is used in the sentences that’s in the book it is more of a outgoing or excited word. This word hasn’t changed over time. With all of the definition researched, they all are very similar in meaning. After researching, back in time it was more about victory and accomplishment. Now it’s about who is more superior and victory. Now they use it in different ways but in the end they still have the same