Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.' (F. Scott Fitzgerald's book)

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From: The Explicator
Date: 19980101
Author:Layng, George W.

F. Scott Fitzgerald impressively uses the repetition of images and key words to link different chapters and scenes and to create a sense of memory in his novel 'The Great Gatsby.' Jay Gatsby, at the start, lives a colorful life and celebrates his blooming relationship with Daisy. Nick, however, struggles to assemble his own history and finally wins Daisy's heart and emerges as the apostle-protagonist in the end. Fitzgerald relates whole phrases, thoughts and rhythms that run through Nick's mind and narrative.

Through all he said, even through his appalling sentimentality, I was reminded of ...

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