Literary Devices In The Great Gatsby
Diana Valenzuela
Mrs. Lanciaux
IB English III HL A
August 22, 2016
1.“The Jazz Age was certainly marked by a huge increase in consumerism” (Spanner).
-This quote proves to be a literary convention for historical setting. It lets the reader know that the novel takes place at a time where objects are very important. Having the historical setting is significant to the novel as a whole, because it makes the reader understand that the characters might be a lot more superficial and materialistic than they usually would be, if they were to be in a different time period.
2.“The sustained advertising of this new seemingly prosperous culture did foster a new sense of values. Yet in the end, all of those developments proved to be nothing more than …show more content…
It shows that the people were living in a shallow way. Having the social setting is significant to the novel as a whole, because it lets the reader know that most of the upper class will act in a shallow way. It’s also something that Nick Carraway, our narrator, finds out later on in the novel.
3.“Wearied and disillusioned by the results of a prolonged and costly war, Americans turned inwards and seemed consumed with their own prosperity” (Spanner).
-This quote proves to be a literary convention for social setting, as well as indirect characterization. It lets the reader know that there was a war before the time the period the novel takes place. This quote is significant to the novel as a whole because, it lets the reader know that because Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby were both soldiers in the war, they turned inwards and were consumed with their own prosperity.
4.“Much of the prosperity was limited to middle- and upper-class city dwellers” …show more content…
-This quote proves to be a literary convention for social setting as well as indirect characterization. It provides another reason to believe that there are different socioeconomic classes and more importantly that some people are born with advantages that other people can not afford. This quote is significant to the novel as a whole, because it explains that some people were born with their fortunes and others had to work to get there. It also provides a reason to believe that there are limits of american opportunity.
6.“Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men” (Fitzgerald 2).
-This quote proves to be a literary convention for the plot. It shows the foreshadowing of what is going to happen through the story. This quote is significant to the novel as a whole, because it tells the reader that whatever Gatsby desired the most, lead him to his
Mrs. Lanciaux
IB English III HL A
August 22, 2016
1.“The Jazz Age was certainly marked by a huge increase in consumerism” (Spanner).
-This quote proves to be a literary convention for historical setting. It lets the reader know that the novel takes place at a time where objects are very important. Having the historical setting is significant to the novel as a whole, because it makes the reader understand that the characters might be a lot more superficial and materialistic than they usually would be, if they were to be in a different time period.
2.“The sustained advertising of this new seemingly prosperous culture did foster a new sense of values. Yet in the end, all of those developments proved to be nothing more than …show more content…
It shows that the people were living in a shallow way. Having the social setting is significant to the novel as a whole, because it lets the reader know that most of the upper class will act in a shallow way. It’s also something that Nick Carraway, our narrator, finds out later on in the novel.
3.“Wearied and disillusioned by the results of a prolonged and costly war, Americans turned inwards and seemed consumed with their own prosperity” (Spanner).
-This quote proves to be a literary convention for social setting, as well as indirect characterization. It lets the reader know that there was a war before the time the period the novel takes place. This quote is significant to the novel as a whole because, it lets the reader know that because Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby were both soldiers in the war, they turned inwards and were consumed with their own prosperity.
4.“Much of the prosperity was limited to middle- and upper-class city dwellers” …show more content…
-This quote proves to be a literary convention for social setting as well as indirect characterization. It provides another reason to believe that there are different socioeconomic classes and more importantly that some people are born with advantages that other people can not afford. This quote is significant to the novel as a whole, because it explains that some people were born with their fortunes and others had to work to get there. It also provides a reason to believe that there are limits of american opportunity.
6.“Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men” (Fitzgerald 2).
-This quote proves to be a literary convention for the plot. It shows the foreshadowing of what is going to happen through the story. This quote is significant to the novel as a whole, because it tells the reader that whatever Gatsby desired the most, lead him to his