The Great Gatsby :: The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald

Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald which takes place in the early 1900s. This book consists of five main characters, Nick Carraway, tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and Jordan Baker. When I completed this novel, I came to a conclusion that this is a well - written book. The two main reasons that makes this novel so superior is that Fitzgerald writes from his personal birth and makes good use of his literary elements.Throughout this novel, Fitzgeralds life plays a major part in the scenes and in the story. For example, the conflict in this novel is that Gatsby is trying to unhorse Daisy from Tom, after Daisy turned him down because he wasnt wealthy. Similarly, Fitzgerald and Zelda liked each other, but before they could get married, Fitzgerald needed to earn some money. Obviously, his money came from writing owing(p) novels. Another example that portrays Fitzgeralds life in this novel is the vast use of alcohol. In the novel, alcohol is mentione d so often that it changes characters lives. Firstly, Dan Cody, Gatsbys mentor was an alcoholic who died from alcoholism. And secondly, during Gatsbys parties, people were getting drunk (the man in the library saying the books are real). In Fitzgeralds life, partying and getting drunk was a frequent routine. Coincidentally, Fitzgerald was also an alcoholic who suffered from alcoholism. non only does Fitzgerald write from his personal experience to enhance his writing, but he also uses good literary elements.Fitzgeralds use of irony and foreshadowing makes his writing so highly - rated. One scene when foreshadowing kicks is when Fitzgerald describes the scene outside the room where Gatsby and Daisy are sitting together. Fitzgerald describes, Outside the wind was loud and there was a light(a) flow of thunder along the sound. Thunder is added on purpose to foreshadow the unstable relationship between Gatsby and Daisy. He uses irony in describing his characters. For example, wh en Nick goes to Toms kinfolk for the first time and Daisy describes her husband, Tom as being smart and profound. Later on in this novel, we find out how unintelligent Tom is and it takes him great make out of time to figure out that Gatsby and Daisy have something going on.