- Imagery: Musical Imagery- "opera of voices pitches a key higher" "[referring to the Englishmen] for a few words in the right key"
- Language of excess: "Pyramid of fruit", "corps of caterers", "finger bowls of champagne
- Description of Gatsby's smile
- Use of bright colours- i.e. the yellow of the two girl's dresses
Section Two:
- Superficiality: "introductions forgotten on the spot", the fact people gossip about Gatsby but still attend his parties
- Alienation: Nick's words about his time in new york
- Gatsby: His reputation is juxtaposed with his almost meager introduction to with Nick
These are interesting comments. Aim to go into a bit more detail on narrative and thematic elements.
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