How Does Fitzgerald Use Literary Techniques In The Great Gatsby

In chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby, the author’s use of his highly skilled diction helps him develop the characters of Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson. Also the author of this novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald, makes great use of the way that he phrases his words to develop the character of Tom and Myrtle. Fitzgerald implements various writing techniques in order to accomplish such a refine development of those two characters. In addition, one of the techniques implemented in Fitzgerald’s development of Tom and Myrtle’s characters, is his use of imagery. For example his imagery can be seen in the following quote, “Upstairs, in the solemn echoing drive she let four taxi cabs drive away before she selected a new one, lavender-colored with grey upholstery, and in this we slid out from the mass of the station into the glowing sunshine. But immediately she turned sharply from the window and leaning forward tapped on the front glass”. In this quote, Fitzgerald's perfect use of imagery really helps him develop Myrtle’s character quite well. And it really helps the reader know how effective it
For example this description can be shown in the following quote, “Several old copies of ‘Town Tattle ‘lay on the table together with a copy of ‘Simon Called Peter’ and some of the small scandal magazines of Broadway. Mrs. Wilson was first concerned with the dog. A reluctant elevator boy went for a box full of straw and some milk to which he added on his own initiative a tin of large hard dog biscuits.” By describing the room in the hotel that Tom, Myrtle, and Nick went to, it really helps the author develop their characters because of how he is describing the place in which Tom and Myrtle commonly visit for their little affair, thus further helping him develop their characters by doing