Writers use different types of styles to portray a purpose in their literature. In their styles, figurative language is used because it presents the author's purpose to why the piece of writing was written. The Great Gatsby is a novel full of imagery, similes, and aesthetic language. In chapter three of the novel, vivid descriptions of Gatsby's party is illustrated because Fitzgerald specifically chooses what and how the words should be said. His decision creates a glamorous party scene. Despite the lavish glamour of the novel's party scene, Fitzgerald effectively uses figurative language, choice of diction, and sensory language to depict his purpose. At the beginning of the party scene, Fitzgerald uses a variety of stylistic devices to …show more content…
Fitzgerald states, ¨In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars¨ (43). He paints an unrealistic picture of a garden with imagery and similes, although gardens are usually green, not blue. The imagery of the blue gardens are Fitzgerald's device to portray Gatsby's unrealistic dream of ever being with Daisy. It is known that the blue gardens depict the purpose because blue gardens themselves are unrealistic unless there were blue flowers in the garden, but that would not make sense, and Gatsby's chance of being with Daisy do not exist. In addition, Fitzgerald describes, ¨Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York-every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves¨ (43). Fitzgerald illustrates an image of perfectly organized trash, the eaten fruits. This piece of writing also depicts the unrealistic dream of …show more content…
Fitzgerald states, ¨. . . pyramid of pulpless halves¨ (43). Those four words paint his purpose out ¨perfectly¨. Every party detail had to be perfect for Gatsby because he believes his wealth and perfectness would impress Daisy and fulfill his dream. Yet, it is not realistic. Fitzgerald illustrates, ¨The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun, and now the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music, and the opera of voices . . . ¨(44). The word ¨lurches¨ has a negative connotation in this context. Once the novel is finished, it is learned that Gatsby's dream is not fulfilled. The word ¨lurches¨ also connects to the purpose because things do not work out for Gatsby in the end. Not only that, but the color yellow is mentioned a couple of times in this small passage. The color yellow can represent Gatsby's fake wealth. Being a bootlegger allowed him to gain his money through illegal ways, which makes his wealth fake and unrealistic. Fitzgerald purposely chose the color yellow to demonstrate how Gatsby's dream of being with Daisy is just as fake and unrealistic as his wealth. Light is also important. It depicts as a defining feature of the party scene, like when Fitzgerald mentions ¨men and girls came and went like moths among . . . the stars¨ and ¨hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights¨ and ¨the lights grow brighter . . .¨