Literary Devices In The Great Gatsby

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the reader gets a glimpse at Jay Gatsby’s lavish life and his over the top parties that are held every weekend. He’s living the American Dream. The story is told by Nick Caraway, a young man from Minnesota who moves to West Egg, Long Island for the summer to learn about the bond business. He also was Gatsby’s neighbor. Nick finds out that Gatsby is in love with his cousin Daisy, and all of the lavish parties he threw every weekend were meant for her, because he hoped she would show up. The love he had for Daisy was like no other. He would do anything for her; including, taking the blame for running over a woman. In this classic, Fitzgerald illustrates this over the top love story by using colorful imagery, symbolism, and dramatic irony to create depth and draw in readers into the book. Gatsby’s parties are like no other. The
He manages to bring the reader into the book and make it seem as if the reader is part of this world. His use of colorful imagery helps give more description to the emotions of the characters and overall helps describe who these people are and their purpose. His other use in colorful imagery help emphasize different scenes throughout the book. Although the book is somewhat on the sad side, his use in colorful words helps brighten the book up. Fitzgerald’s use in symbolism helps him validate his point in a subtle way. Without having to be blunt about his views on society, he’s able to manipulate his writing by using symbolism to point out his views. Lastly, Fitzgerald’s use of dramatic irony helps amplify the story. It’s as if the reader is watching what would have been a reality show in the 1920’s. It gives the book a more dramatic effect and help keeps the reader engaged. Overall, Fitzgerald managed to create this over the top love story by adding pizzazz and exaggeration but still managing to stick to the