Figurative Language

Fitzgerald uses metaphors to explain the realizations between imagination and reality. On page 99 he says, "For a while these reveries provided an outlet for his imagination; they were a satisfactory hint of the unreality of reality, a promise that the rock of the world was founded securely on a fairy's wing"(99). This quote is a wake up call to Gatsby and those stuck in their dreams. The rock represents your life. It seems to be steady, firm, we balanced but then all of the sudden is dependent solely on one thing which could break or fall through. In terms of the book, Gatsby is dependent on Daisy. If Daisy breaks, so does Gatsby. This metaphor that Fitzgerald uses, describes the ups and downs of life. When everything seems to be going well, something uncalled for could happen at any moment.