The novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald reveals the corruption of the different societies based on what they have. In Gatsby’s setting, the 1920’s, people were divided into groups: old money, new money, and the working class. However, all the groups were tied down by rules on how they should act. Fitzgerald uses diction, imagery, syntax, and figurative language to reveal the class expectation that go with wealth division.
By examining the diction said by Gatsby, as well as the diction used during his interactions, the reader gains a better perspective on class expectations. For instance, when Gatsby tried to explain to Tom why Daisy chose him to wed based on wealth,“She never loved you, do you hear? He cried. She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me” (Fitzgerald 130). In other words, Daisy only married Tom because it was expected out of her since she grew up wealthy. Similar to Fitzgerald own life, his wife Zelda would not marry him until he had status. The frustration in Jay’s voice makes the reader know how infuriating it was to Gatsby that class expectation is what was the barrier between his future with Daisy. …show more content…
In describing it as “People were not invited-- they went there. They got into automobiles which bore them out to Long Island and somehow they ended up at Gatsby’s door….. after that they conducted themselves according the rules with an amusement park” (Fitzgerald 41). Gatsby's parties are an escape for all different types of people no matter what their background. Essentially, Fitzgerald’s detailed description of this setting represents people letting loose of all the rules that go with their class. Whereas in the real world they are bounded by pristine behavior or work
By examining the diction said by Gatsby, as well as the diction used during his interactions, the reader gains a better perspective on class expectations. For instance, when Gatsby tried to explain to Tom why Daisy chose him to wed based on wealth,“She never loved you, do you hear? He cried. She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me” (Fitzgerald 130). In other words, Daisy only married Tom because it was expected out of her since she grew up wealthy. Similar to Fitzgerald own life, his wife Zelda would not marry him until he had status. The frustration in Jay’s voice makes the reader know how infuriating it was to Gatsby that class expectation is what was the barrier between his future with Daisy. …show more content…
In describing it as “People were not invited-- they went there. They got into automobiles which bore them out to Long Island and somehow they ended up at Gatsby’s door….. after that they conducted themselves according the rules with an amusement park” (Fitzgerald 41). Gatsby's parties are an escape for all different types of people no matter what their background. Essentially, Fitzgerald’s detailed description of this setting represents people letting loose of all the rules that go with their class. Whereas in the real world they are bounded by pristine behavior or work