Throughout the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, the story of Jay Gatsby feudal attempts at the acquisition of Daisy Buchanan’s love. Fitzgerald leaves the man behind the story fairly mysterious until chapter six when he delves into Gatsby’s history, including that with Daisy. Gatsby’s chance encounter with Daisy will change everything he had planned out for his life, “At his lip’s touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.” (111) The use of the American Dream image, foreshadowing and diction create the “American classic”, The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby, is a novel about the American Dream and it really captures this ideal all the way through the book. Jay Gatsby’s history starts with him
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His heart beats faster and faster as Daisy approached his face for a kiss, knowing that if he did in fact kiss her his future would change, “He knew that when he kissed this girl, forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God.” (110) This excerpt depicts the vision Gatsby has for his life when he kisses this girl. Gatsby states that he will wed his visions that he can’t say to her when they kiss and he will never be able to change his playful mind, just like that of God. This passage shows foreshadowing because it tells that Gatsby’s main goal in life will be to get Daisy back after the war. It is also ironic that God is introduced here because the quest to gain Daisy back will end up being what kills Gatsby; allowing him to see God. F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes diction throughout the novel. His uses of certain words shows how the story might move or the mood of that certain passage. Fitzgerald changes his diction to a more hopeful set of words during the history of Gatsby, “At his lip’s touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.” (111) The use of blossomed and incarnation suggests that the this passage was intended to be thought of as hopeful. The young boy who started off poor was achieving his dreams of a beautiful wife and money; Gatsby was achieving the American Dream during the
His heart beats faster and faster as Daisy approached his face for a kiss, knowing that if he did in fact kiss her his future would change, “He knew that when he kissed this girl, forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God.” (110) This excerpt depicts the vision Gatsby has for his life when he kisses this girl. Gatsby states that he will wed his visions that he can’t say to her when they kiss and he will never be able to change his playful mind, just like that of God. This passage shows foreshadowing because it tells that Gatsby’s main goal in life will be to get Daisy back after the war. It is also ironic that God is introduced here because the quest to gain Daisy back will end up being what kills Gatsby; allowing him to see God. F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes diction throughout the novel. His uses of certain words shows how the story might move or the mood of that certain passage. Fitzgerald changes his diction to a more hopeful set of words during the history of Gatsby, “At his lip’s touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.” (111) The use of blossomed and incarnation suggests that the this passage was intended to be thought of as hopeful. The young boy who started off poor was achieving his dreams of a beautiful wife and money; Gatsby was achieving the American Dream during the