Within the book entitled, “The Great Gatsby,” Nick, who is the narrator of the story throughout the entirety of the story, is reflecting upon a couple of the most tragic years of his life. However, the author for this book is none other than F. Scott Fitzgerald who was a well-known author and was a major literary voice. His primary occasion for developing this piece of literature was due to the political and social changes in early 1920s. Fitzgerald directed this passage toward the people who were dealing with similar problems that are stated within the book such as depression and sadness. The main idea of this passage is that the American Dream can more often than not live up to the sought after expectations people tend to have. The overall
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This is shown when the Fitzgerald writes, “...shadowy, moving glow of a ferryboat across the Sound,” “...a fresh, green breast of the new world, and “...boats against the current...” These examples help the reader to easily visualize the described objects such as boats trying to move across a strong current. The first and second examples show a dark shore where off in the distance there is a dim boat sailing across the ocean. The second example shows that a Dutch sailor saw a new untouch paradise during the discovery of a new world. Through the use of imagery, it helps to show that Nick is wishing that the good old times were happening now, instead of the drama that has unfolded in front of …show more content…
This is shown when he states, “...Dutch sailors’ eyes...” as well as “...man must have held his breath...” The current reflection that Nick is discussing helps to show the landscape of the country through the eyes of this Dutch sailor. To the Dutch sailor, the landscape was breathtaking and left him in awe. This event shows that Nick is confronting reality by realizing that you can only get a glimpse of one’s dream just like how the sailor only got a glimpse of the untouched beautiful before terraforming took
This is shown when the Fitzgerald writes, “...shadowy, moving glow of a ferryboat across the Sound,” “...a fresh, green breast of the new world, and “...boats against the current...” These examples help the reader to easily visualize the described objects such as boats trying to move across a strong current. The first and second examples show a dark shore where off in the distance there is a dim boat sailing across the ocean. The second example shows that a Dutch sailor saw a new untouch paradise during the discovery of a new world. Through the use of imagery, it helps to show that Nick is wishing that the good old times were happening now, instead of the drama that has unfolded in front of …show more content…
This is shown when he states, “...Dutch sailors’ eyes...” as well as “...man must have held his breath...” The current reflection that Nick is discussing helps to show the landscape of the country through the eyes of this Dutch sailor. To the Dutch sailor, the landscape was breathtaking and left him in awe. This event shows that Nick is confronting reality by realizing that you can only get a glimpse of one’s dream just like how the sailor only got a glimpse of the untouched beautiful before terraforming took