Great Gatsby Analysis

Marco Vides THE AUTHOR AND HIS/HER TIMES: Born; 1896 /Died; December 21, 1940: biographical background important to under standing the novel: important family, community, national, and world events that influenced the author and the novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St Paul, Minnesota of mixed Southern and Irish descent. Due to his mother's inheritance, Fitzgerald developed a taste for fine things and belief that the rich are different. In 1913 Fitzgerald entered Princeton University. He left his …

…the sounds cacophonous (k, t, p, ch, ow, etc.), or euphonious (m, l, n, sh, etc.)? The sounds in the novel vary from cacophonous and euphonious depending on what kind of scene the novel is in. Does this seem patterned or random? Random. Poetic diction? No. SELECT THREE PASSAGES featuring three different plot segments. Copy or Xerox them. Referring to the passages, discuss specific diction choices. Comment on how diction helps define character and setting.