the great gatsby

             F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby paints the picture of the way life was in the
             twenties. This society has the characteristics of an egotist and one who pays no
             attention the character of themselves. Fitzgerald's style influences the reader to
             portray this era as a carefree do what feels good society. However, Fitzgerald introduces
             the countless number of tragedies that take place. Through diction, imagery, and details
             The writer evokes the reader's feelings through particular words and their meanings. In
             the phrase, . . . I began to look involuntarily out the window for other cars, the word
             involuntarily grabs the reader. This phrase makes the reader feel melancholy for Gatsby
             because it it's depressing for no one to come to the funeral. It reveals how Nick and Mr.
             Gatz experience anticipation. Both of them know devoutly that no one will come pay their
             respects to Jay Gatsby. Mainly because they wait half an hour for people to show up.
             Also, in the phrase . . . his eyes began to blink anxiously the word anxiously shows
             Nick's dolefulness for the lack of sympathy that Gatsby fails to receive. The word
             procession reflects the despair and lack of friendship that Gatsby witnesses in his life.
             The lack of companionship that Gatsby has cogitates how lonely and despondent he is.
             Through the uses of certain words the author helps express feelings and emotions of the
             Through imagery Fitzgerald can make the reader feel like they are in the story. Water,
             specifically evokes the senses. It describes how the procession of cars stopped in a
             thick drizzle. This depicts how gloomy it appears outside. The reader can hardly see the
             three cars because of continuous soaking. They describe a motor hearse as . . . horribly
             black and wet. A hearse normally portrays a solemn feeling, but the words horribly,
             black, and wet allow the reader to feel the misery and mournfulness of death. T
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