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15. In the first sentence Fitzgerald crafts visual imagery and personification to bring a an everyday, dull scene of life with a new sense of vigor. That the “world and its mistress” (61 Fitzgerald) are quite alive as they play in Gatsby’s garden after their reunion. Moreover, the first sentence establishes a lively mood to chapter four through incorporations of lighthearted descriptions Similarly, the second paragraph crafts a sense of ambiguity to heighten the notion that no one truly knows the origin of Gatsby. That the young ladies “moving somewhere between [Gatsby’s] cocktails and his flowers” (61 Fitzgerald) depicting how the lack of definite position of the women correlates with Gatsby’s hidden past. Furthermore, the ambiguity rises as one of theories on Gatsby’s past is juxtaposed with its teller asking for a drink which portrays how no one will ever know about the truth and drinking will only push their minds away from it.

16. The comment from Mr. Wolfsheim which states “I understand you're looking for a business gonnegtion” (70 Fitzgerald) characterizes the man as an affluent East Egg businessman. Fitzgerald creates the word “gonnegtion” in order to emphasize Mr. Wolfsheim’s …show more content…
Jordan’s comments on “the pearls were around her neck” (76 Fitzgerald) emphasizes how Daisy did not marry Tom Buchanan out of love but instead to rise in class and wealth. When Jordan first encounters Daisy before the wedding, she sees Daisy in a drunken state which is the first time that Daisy is known to have drank liquor. In her drunken state, Daisy takes the “string of pearls” from her neck and wants them returned to Tom as she does not seek to marry him. Instead, as represented by the letter, she wants to marry Gatsby her true love but she is unable to do so (76 Fitzgerald). Thus, she ends up marrying Tom as displayed through her pearl necklace. That society still holds on to traditional values which do not focus on love but instead on the importance of wealth in one’s

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