The Great Mystery(Pages 1-12)

As The Great Gatsby was titled by Scott Fitzgerald, I would like title this first section because I want to be introduced to this Gatsby fellow. I have reached twelve pages into the book so far and have yet been introduced to the namesake of this novel. I thoroughly enjoy the development of the time period through the consistent use of an immense amount of adjectives and adverbs. Fitzgerald's use of, "Hard mouth, supercilious manner, effeminate swank, enormous power, and glistening boots"(Page 7), in the same paragraph truly impressed me. More than just developing the setting, Fitzgerald developed the characters and their attitudes in such a mysterious way that I found myself struggling to stop after twelve pages. I want to know what is going to happen next. When will we be introduced to this Gatsby fellow? The use of similes throughout the pages read really gave me an effective visual. Probably my favorite in the section was when Fitzgerald described the curtains as, "Like pale flags twisting them up toward the frosted wedding-cake of the ceiling, and then rippled over the wine-colored rug, making a shadow on it as wind does on the sea"(Page 8). This stood out because of the introduction of the simile with "like pale flags" and ending with "as wind does on the sea" tying the entire description together. I hope that very soon we are described this mysterious Gatsby fellow in detail also.