Commentaire "The Great Gatsby"

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American litterature has always been perceived as shy and emotionless.

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[...] The invisible mental social and cultural difference comes with a geographical difference as the East is opposed to the West. The "cheerful square of light" formed by the two at the beginning of the extract is being replaced by the "red gas-pumps (which) sat out in pools of light" comparing the self-contentation of the rich couple to the real-life contentation means of the industrialized places. He follows with the description of "wayside garages" and an "abandoned grass roller". This barrier appears all the more distinctive since the narrator's simplicity comes as an opposition to the loud "egotism" of the rich here presented. [...]

[...] This introductory part of The Great Gatsby appears as a representative social portray of the two sides of America: the arrogant rich and the abandoned poor, depicted just before the Great Depression. The text is there as unusual as meaningful since it conveys some of the main guidelines of the story which trigger off the narrator's own perceptions, feelings and values as well as a clear understanding of his failures and the reasons why Gatsby's encounter will stand for a decisive step in his own life story. [...]

[...] Next, the nature's observation appears to be the linking point between the two men. Indeed, when the narrator mentions "the wind (which) has blown off" and the remnant "loud bright night", he reorganizes perceptions according to Nature's very power. Indeed, the "persistent organ" and "the frogs full of life", he therefore refers to the proeminence of Nature on everything, calling implyingly to a reconsideration of the latter's view on elements. Moreover, Nick's perceptions are to be vividly contrasted again with the standing position of his neighbour, "his hands in his pocket" in a "secure position" conforted by the expression "sudden intimation" suggesting that the man appears confident enough to defy Nature itself. [...]

[...] The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925) American litterature has always been perceived as shy and emotionless. Great Gatsby is a fictional novel from the American writer Francis Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1925, which deals with the social status of different characters living in the twenties. We then observe the cultural gap which is to grow between the rich and the poor as well as the themes of decadence and social advancement. Nick Caraway is the narrator and the main character who offers his own perceptions of this social order. [...]

[...] He mentions, for example, just when they finished dinner, "they came to the door ( . ) side by side" contrasting with the started my motor". The main character's loneliness is thus reinforced by the litterary impact of this "corroborated" couple. Furthermore, the writing highlights the two's preominence over the one as elements like "peremptorily" contrasting with the significant elements "vaguely engaged" and "too poor" which authorize some intended classification between the characters with the ones who have and the one who has not. [...]