Writing Style The Great Gatsby

 Lyrical Style: Fitzgerald's writing style in The Great Gatsby is lyrical.

The rhythm is poetic or cadenced, with stresses falling on certain
words. Lyrical writing uses the heightened language of poetry to
achieve emotional intensity.(Ejemplos pagina 6,9,12,20)

 Not written in chronological order. It is told the way Nick

remembers the story
 Written in first person. Gives the reader information about how
Nick feels about certain situations. He experiencies the events
firsthand but merely as an observer, not taking part in the events
 Detailed Writing  uses adjectives to créate a vivid picture for the
readers. (Ejemplo pagina 23)
 The use of flashbacks : James Gatz(gatsby’s past is recalled in
order to explain his present situation) ; Jordan Baker (has a
flashback about when she initially met Gatsby and his
relationship with Daisy)

Symbolism  Fritzgerald uses symbolism as a literary device to relay in

his messages

 Time /Clock ( a clock that gatsby knocks during his encounter

with Daisy, emphasizing how much time is spent on Gatsby’s
pursuit of Daisy.) Clock falling means it was a waste of time
 Green Light  Situated at the end of Daisy’s East Egg dock and
barely visible from Gatsby’s West Egg lawn, the green light
represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for the future. Gatsby
associates it with Daisy, and in Chapter 1 he reaches toward it in
the darkness as a guiding light to lead him to his goal. Because
Gatsby’s quest for Daisy is broadly associated with the American
dream, the green light also symbolizes that more generalized
ideal. In Chapter 9, Nick compares the green light to how America,
rising out of the ocean, must have looked to early settlers of the
new nation
 East wegg/West Egg (places) places on either side of a courtesy
bay . East egg is old money, West egg is new money
 New york City  represents the true american dream
 Color Gold  representing luxury, wealth and prosperity. When
gatsby begins to lose his wealth, yellow is more prominent in the
novel( for example,when he dies in a yellow car)
 White  Purity, innocence. Daisi always wearing it through the
story, but at the end we learn that she is not so innocent and pure
as we thought, because she doesn’t care about Gatsby when he
dies. Instead, she chooses to go away with Tom.
 The Valley of Ashes First introduced in Chapter 2, the valley of
ashes between West Egg and New York City consists of a long
stretch of desolate land created by the dumping of industrial ashes. It
represents the moral and social decay that results from the
uninhibited pursuit of wealth, as the rich indulge themselves with
regard for nothing but their own pleasure. The valley of ashes also
symbolizes the plight of the poor, like George Wilson, who live among
the dirty ashes and lose their vitality as a result.