Gatsbys Revelation

On the surface, Jay Gatsby appeared to be extremely wealthy and generally happy with his place in life, and this is how he appears to Nick at the beginning of the novel. Gatsby threw big parties and people were not invited; they just showed up, as explained by Nick on page 45: "I w

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There would be no suspense if the reader knew everything about Gatsby before the story took place. It forces the reader to piece information together and then try to draw a complete meaning from the pieces of information. as one of the few guests who had actually been invited. He had alienated himself so much from the rest of the world because of his love for Daisy, he never made friends. Gatsby was obviously unhappy, but the reader was not told why. The reader is finally told why Gatsby is unhappy at the end of chapter four, when Jordan Baker tells Nick about Gatsby's love for Daisy.

Bibliography

The Great Gatsby by F.

The next major revelation about Gatsby does not happen to Nick until much later, but the author decided to place it earlier in the novel so the reader could understand what was going on more easily.

The style Fitzgerald used in writing The Great Gatsby was unique and interesting, because the reader learns about things at the same time the narrator learns them. In fact, the only people who attended his funeral were Nick, Gatsby's father, and the minister, as displayed in the quote: "…. All in all, Fitzgerald's style is very interesting and suspenseful to read. When Nick goes to New York with Gatsby and meets Meyer Wolfshiem, the reader is given some suspicion that Jay is involved in illegal dealings, because of the hints that Meyer Wolfshiem drops and the things Jay tells Nick about Meyer. As Nick began to know Gatsby better, he began to realize there was something wrong with Gatsby.

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