Thesis: In this passage, Fitzgerald's stylistic choices illustrate his concern for the American path of loneliness and isolation if they continue to pursue a corrupt American Dream. Fitzgerald juxtaposes harsh, dominant images and sounds of nature with soft sounds and man's attempt to overpower nature to show man's greed in the age of the "bigger, better, faster" mentality. In this passage, Fitzgerald uses imagery and symbolism to portray his thoughts on the American Dream. Fitzgerald uses vivid, lively words such as “summer,” “wind,” “earth,” “trees,” “frogs,” “stars,” and “sky” to create an image of life and purity. Being a modernist, Fitzgerald believed in the power of nature and that things created by man should never be compared to those created by God. Fitzgerald continues to pair these vivid words with words that indicate the "bigger, better, faster." New technologies mentioned include "garage", "red gas pumps", "pools of light", "abandoned grass roller", and "mansion". By using these words, Fitzgerald shows how these technological elements are starting to mix with elements of nature, and by juxtaposing them with those words associated with God's creations, Fitzgerald can demonstrate how America was too focused on their materialistic ways. Their new technologies, such as red gas pumps or an abandoned grass roller, indicate man's attempt to fight nature. Whether it's using nature's natural resources to power a car and pollute the environment, or leaving a lawn mowing device on the lawn to kill the grass underneath, Fitzgerald does a great job showing the attempts of man to overwhelm nature. Fitzgerald refers to man-made objects and nature through his diction. Fitzgerald uses alliteration to unconsciously persuade us to believe in those things created by God. When Fitzgerald writes about nature and those things that are made by God, he uses powerful sounding words such as "blown", "beating", "bright", " blown" and "blown". When spoken, these words have a strong and optimistic sound due to the letter B. It forces readers to imagine nature as strong and imposing. To further his juxtaposition, Fitzgerald ties quiet, soft alliteration with those images of technology. Fitzgerald does this when he mentions artificial luxuries and those objects related to materialism such as Gatsby's mansion. Fitzgerald uses words like “shadow,” “standing,” “silver,” “something,” “safe,” “suggested,” and “share"..
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