The very phrases were worn so threadbare that they evoked no image except that of a turbaned 'character'- (Fitzgerald 70) When asked by the narrator about his Midwest origins, "Gatsby ignorantly, but elegantly, tells him San Francisco, geography losing to the pretensions of the romantic imagination." ...
The Great Gatsby In the book The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby's past is revealed very gradually throughout the story. It is revealed shortly in a couple parts in the story, and then it is blown open in Chapter 6. This technique is used so that Gatsby can remain a "mystery" th...
Personality and behavior are very important character traits, and must be analyzed in order to fully understand the underlying issues in a novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the technique of conflicting, but somewhat similar characters in The Great Gatsby in order to demonstrate how pursuing one's desi...
Reality is the state of the world and how it really is, whereas an illusion is a false interpretation of reality. Illusions often deflect people from their sanity, as they cause them to recklessly drown away their lives in the sea of false beliefs. As a result, the outcomes for these people, and the...
