Gatsby

Syeda Sabeera
Mrs. Cullen
AP English III-1
March 12, 2009
The Great Gatsby:   Connecting Device to Meaning

|Chapter         |Device/Strategy             |Passage and page number                                       |Connection to Meaning                                                                                     |
|1               |Juxtaposition               |“There’s a bird on the lawn that I think must be a           |Fitzgerald’s purpose of juxtaposing is to show the relationship between Daisy and Tom. And to point up the|
|               |                             |nightingale come over on the Cunard or White Star Line.   He’s|soft, charming qualities of Daisy, to the harsh behavior of Tom is to… This juxtaposition also contrasts   |
|               |                             |singing away—” her voice sang “It’s romantic, isn’t it, Tom?”|the nightingale and the mysterious calling. This implies that the telephone breaks a part the happy mood   |
|               |                             |                                                             |of the table, which further shows the negative attitude of Tom. The other connection is it shows about the|
|               |                             |The telephone rang inside, startingly, and as Daisy shook her|how weak Daisy’s and Tom’ relationship is, only one phone call and they were distrusted which destroys     |
|               |                             |head decisively at Tom the subject of the stables, in fact,   |there romantic situation between them. Tom and Daisy's relationship is confusing at times and it leads     |
|               |                             |all subjects vanished into air. (20)                         |many people to wonder why they stay together. Their action towards their marriage relationship seems to   |
|               |                             |                                                             |confirm that they no longer love each...