What Is The Tone In The Great Gatsby
The Valley of Ashes The first paragraph of chapter two is a description of the Valley of Ashes. Fitzgerald uses carefully chosen words and phrases to create a withdrawn mood for this setting, Fitzgerald describes the “transcendent effort of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air.”(pg.23) This quote creates a clear description of the men desperately trying to reach the American Dream. Fitzgerald uses special words like transcendent, i interpreted that the men’s efforts are not seen by the wealthy and are ignored. Fitzgerald also describes the men as “ash-gray” along with the land. His repetition of the color gray impresses the overall depressed mood of this setting. He also takes the time to give a description of