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Fitzgerald's writing style was inspired largely by Joseph Conrad and fellow American authors like Sherwood Anderson.
Fitzgerald puts a lot of his own life into his fiction, and many stories can be red for their allegorical qualities.
Alcoholism, mental illness, and marital issues factor into nearly every one of his novels, and they contrast his own glamorous public image.
Fitzgerald utilizes many writing techniques to draw the reader in and create his own unique style.
He uses diction, similes, syntax, and rhetorical strategies to convey his message and understanding of his novels' qualities.
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Diction is boldy used in Fitzgerald's novels and short stories. He uses his diction to describe many places and characters in his novel.
Through the novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald employs his ornate writing style in his demonstration of many different rhetorical strategies to successfully describe his characters and setting.
F. Scott Fitzgerald is known as one of the most brilliant writers of his time.
The most obvious feature that he is known for is his wonderful writing style. Though Fitzgerald did take a few techniques from his idol authors, he created his own strategies that captured a deep and meaningful message.
"the groups change more
swiftly, swell with new arrivals,
dissolve and form in the same
breath...."
Nick describes the sullen place as
"desolate", "grotesque", and sarcastically,
"fantastic".
"blazing"
"on fire"
Fitzgerald uses many similes
in This Side of Paradise to
add deeper imagery. He utilizes similes to emphasize
certain descriptions that are important to understand his unique style.
"[making] elongating glints"
"alive like heat
waves over asphalt,
like wriggling
worms"
Fitzgerald uses his long sentences
with conjunctions to intricately
describe the busyness of Gatsby's
house parties.
Also, in This Side of Paradise, Fitzgerald
demonstrates his unique voice and style
and even includes poetry and theater
within the work.
This Side of Paradise