A Literary Analysis

of The Great Gatsby

By Nallely Hernandez
[Topic] in The Great Gatsby
● Why is this the topic you chose? In other words, how is it relevant to the
novel? Or, why is it an important topic to consider when discussing this
novel?
● I chose this topic because the story seems to be all about Daisy and
Gatsby’s old romance, their pass might of stopped them from being
together in the future. This is an important topic that should be
considered discussing when considering the novel due to
 ● “A fantastic farm where
ashes grow like wheat into
ridges and hills and

[Setting] ●
grotesques garden.”
This topic indicates what
nick lived in during the time
that Gatsby is going to meet
him.
 ● “The man peered doubtfully into the basket,
plunged in his hand and drew one up,
wriggling, by the back of the neck.
“That’s no police dog,” said Tom.
[Characterization
●
● “No, it’s not exactly a police dog,” said the

]
man with disappointment in his voice. “It’s
more of an Airedale.” He passed his hand
over the brown wash-rag of a back.”

● This indicates that Nick is

seeing Tom buying his
mistress a new pet that she
wants in the story.
 ● “It was the first time he had
called on me, though I had
gone to two of his parties,
mounted in his hydroplane,
and, at his urgent invitation,
[Allusion] made frequent use of his
beach.”
● This indicates that they had
the parties that were meant
for Daisy to come to the
parties.
 ● “It took me just three years to
earn the money that bought
it.”
[Repetition] ● This indicates the struggle
that Gatsby had when he was
still at war and trying to get
himself together.
 ● “Imagine marrying anybody
in this heat!”

[Motif] ● This indicates that Jordan

was trying to say many
things about Daisy’s and
Tom’s relationship.
 ● “I couldn’t sleep all night; a
fog-horn was groaning
incessantly on the Sound,
and I tossed half-sick
between grotesque reality
[Imagery] and savage, frightening
dreams.”
● This indicates that you can
feel the surrounding that are
happening with Nick after
the lost of Gatsby.
[True love always
comes again]
A Final Word...
● What would you tell next year’s juniors about why we read The Great
Gatsby? Think about what makes it an important work of American
literature, and in what ways reading it may have improved your reading
and thinking skills.
● The next year’s juniors should read The Great Gatsby because it’s a great
book it’s moral about old love and new beginnings. It can improve your
thinking skills by determining what the iceberg is.