Welcoming Presence In The Great Gatsby
In the passage, F. Scott Fitzgerald is trying to make the reader feel a mysterious yet warm/welcoming presence in Gatsby. 2. Fitzgerald shows the reader the mysterious side of Gatsby by writing a little about Gatsby’s lifestyle. It says in the text that he had just bought a hydroplane and that Chicago was calling him on the wire. “…he told me that he had just bought a hydroplane … a butler hurried toward him with the information that Chicago was calling him on the wire.” This moment shows that Gatsby is very rich and makes the reader wonder what this guy Gatsby is all about. Another detail that shows Gatsby is mysterious is when he keeps saying old sport. This odd language that Gatsby uses throughout his conversation with Nick can make the