The Great Gatsby- chapter 8

Focussing on how the story is told.

• Time- how a long amount of time has passed, he awakens at dawn.
• The imagery of the sea/ boat and how this makes his feel.

The story is told about time passing and the subtle imagery makes the audience think  that Nick feels uncomfortable and struggles to sleep.

• Dark , depressing scene, how they are searching for the cigarettes- as if it is a relief from the tragedy. It adds to the idea that they are really tired.

• Flashbacks, of the time when Daisy and Gatsby are together, in real time, their relationship seems to have finished, it's showing that it is the last time. The romance contrasting,... happiness and love.

1. The sense of time jumping, the change in pace, how they are rushing and on edge. This builds suspense- ' i couldn't sleep all night'. He builds the story, by putting in emotion, through the imagery. The tone is depressing, tired and slow. The search for cigarettes,and they turn out to be stale- dissapointment.
2. Gatsby's dialogue. Time jumps. The use of 'I'. Layers within the story.
3. Gatsby and Daisy's time apart. Seasonal/time imagery.
4. Foreboding ( Fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen).

Countdown, the hours going down. The story is pieced together, but Nick wasn't always there and still has very vivid memories, as though he is reading or writing these parts, how does he know all of this? The narrative is switched, he makes assumptions-  'I had an  idea'. The distance from events is reflective.  Metaphorical language- he has come to terms with real love- grotesque roses, are usually related with connotations of love and beauty. Ghostly imagery, relating to death, foreshadowing morbid imagery, something is going to happen.