The Great Gatsby Passage Analysis

This passage from near the end of the story shows how Nick and Gatsby's father were the only two people to show up to Gatsby funeral, this can be seen as ironic due to the fact that in the earlier parts of the novel the parties that Gatsby hosts are attended by many different people, but none of those people decided to attend his funeral.

This quote is said during the early parts of the novel is when Nick and Daisy are first talking after Nick was gone for a while during the war. Daisy states that she hopes her daughter is a “fool” this partially shows Daisy's morals and what she believe in. It also demonstrates the setting of the book as the book takes place during the 1920's where still not given the same respect as men. It also can be

shown as Daisy talking about herself, as she may believe that being a fool is the only way to get anywhere as a women during her time.

This excerpt is describing the West Egg for the first time in the novel. This is the beginning of the many parts of the novel that begin to contrast the West and East eggs with each other. Nick uses the word “bizarre” to show how the eggs are have various differences that contrast the two. The differences be seen as a way to describe the people who live in each egg.

This passage demonstrates the feeling Gatz had while he was in his younger years while he was poor, it shows how to him the yacht was luxurious and its what he wanted to end up with in his life. Fitzgerald uses the words “beauty” and “glamor” to describe Gatz inner feeling about the yacht and what he inspires to haves as he ages.