In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses his diction, imagery, and syntax in order to elegantly illustrate the story of Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby. By telling the story from Carraway’s point of view, Fitzgerald is able to enhance the reading experience of the reader to the point where they can feel as if they are in the story themselves. Fitzgerald’s formal, connotative, diction allows the reader to put significant thought and understanding into their reading experience, while his imagery allows one to envision just what sort of setting Gatsby and Carraway are in. Combined with his long, thought inducing sentence structure, Fitzgerald is able to stir up the emotions of his readers, and invoke their deeper understanding of his
