F. Scott Fitzgerald structures The Great Gatsby using the symbolism of seasons to parallel the major events in the story in order to aid in the building of the climax and elaborate on the irony behind the fate of the characters. Gatsby’s fate results in him not being able to achieve his version of the American Dream despite all the hope that he falsely interprets. Throughout the novel, the seasons provide foreshadowing for the twists that will occur in the plot and heighten the importance that lies behind these major events. Fitzgerald strategically uses the archetypes associated with the seasons in order to further elaborate on the events and the characters in the novel, which provides them with a deeper level of characterization and understanding.
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Nick mentions, “I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer”, and this proves not only to be Nick’s motto for the summer but also Gatsby’s (4). Gatsby’s motive for the summer is to try to rekindle his relationship with Daisy, and along with that become an accepted member of the Upper Crust, Old Money society. Gatsby’s first step in his plan to try to reconnect with Gatsby is to bring her to Nick’s house and talk to her for the first time in five years. Unfortunately, “The day agreed upon was pouring rain” which symbolizes the rush of emotions that Gatsby is feeling (83). This one day is the first of many defining days for Gatsby. He is not …show more content…
After Gatsby has become fairly well acquainted with Daisy and Tom he began to hint that he is going to make a large stride towards becoming slightly more exclusive with Daisy. The day when his plan is put into action is described as “broiling, almost the last, certainly the warmest, of the summer”, this one sentence caries a vast amount of symbolism not just towards the climax of the novel, but to the book as a whole (114). When Fitzgerald decides that this was going to be the warmest day of the summer he implies that it is going to be a day where tempers flare and emotions are at their peak. This sentence foreshadows many of the events in the next few chapters that make up the climax of the novel. The flaring emotions come from the two power hungry males fighting for Daisy. Tom is outraged by the presence of Gatsby but tries to conceal it in order to display his ability to keep composure. He feels overprotective in regards to Daisy because she is ultimately a token that he has claimed and is not willing to let some new money man pry her from him. Tom lets Gatsby and Daisy have their fun in order to show that he is completely comfortable and confident in the strength of his and Daisy’s relationship. Gatsby’s temper is also flaring because he realizes that Tom is more competition than expected. Tom is an authentic old
Nick mentions, “I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer”, and this proves not only to be Nick’s motto for the summer but also Gatsby’s (4). Gatsby’s motive for the summer is to try to rekindle his relationship with Daisy, and along with that become an accepted member of the Upper Crust, Old Money society. Gatsby’s first step in his plan to try to reconnect with Gatsby is to bring her to Nick’s house and talk to her for the first time in five years. Unfortunately, “The day agreed upon was pouring rain” which symbolizes the rush of emotions that Gatsby is feeling (83). This one day is the first of many defining days for Gatsby. He is not …show more content…
After Gatsby has become fairly well acquainted with Daisy and Tom he began to hint that he is going to make a large stride towards becoming slightly more exclusive with Daisy. The day when his plan is put into action is described as “broiling, almost the last, certainly the warmest, of the summer”, this one sentence caries a vast amount of symbolism not just towards the climax of the novel, but to the book as a whole (114). When Fitzgerald decides that this was going to be the warmest day of the summer he implies that it is going to be a day where tempers flare and emotions are at their peak. This sentence foreshadows many of the events in the next few chapters that make up the climax of the novel. The flaring emotions come from the two power hungry males fighting for Daisy. Tom is outraged by the presence of Gatsby but tries to conceal it in order to display his ability to keep composure. He feels overprotective in regards to Daisy because she is ultimately a token that he has claimed and is not willing to let some new money man pry her from him. Tom lets Gatsby and Daisy have their fun in order to show that he is completely comfortable and confident in the strength of his and Daisy’s relationship. Gatsby’s temper is also flaring because he realizes that Tom is more competition than expected. Tom is an authentic old