Blog 4: Imagery

    In opening chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the description of Gatsby's home creates the sort of imagery which drew many pictures in my mind and had a sort of importance to me. "In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars," (Fitzgerald,39). Not only using special imagery, but similes as well, Fitzgerald creates an understanding of Gatsby without defining and bringing him up specifically. I find this to be especially important because I am drawn to believe Gatsby to be a well liked man, who throws extravagant parties, and entertains in elaborate ways, attracting flocks of various people. Additionally, the descriptive words selected by the author helps to also convey the beauty and free nature that summer brings. Literary techniques such as these help me to become more engrossed in the novel, feeling I can relate to and envision what Fitzgerald describes. I can see the happiness the parties bring, and the sadness when the party is over. "And on Mondays eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes and hammers and garden-shears,repairing the ravages of the night before," (Fitzgerald,39). This, to me, symbolized that all good things must come to an end. However, I feel the mentioning of Gatsby's parties will have significance in the novel and maybe affect Nick, a bystander for now.