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The Great Gatsby is Fitzgerald’s finest novel,which was published in 1925,and Eliot considered it“to be the first step that America has taken since Henry James”.It is a sensitive and symbolic treatment of themes of contemporary life related with irony and pathos to the legendry of“American dream”.In this novel,Fitzgerald used many techniques:the controlled and detached point of view,the crafted structure and symbolism,all these distinguish The Great Gatsby from the style of his earlier works. However,in this paper I want to present my ideas of the detached point of view in The Great Gatsby.During my presentation,I have quoted some materials from critics to support my arguments.In the conclusion part,I also repeat my own opinion:the detached point of view,made The Great Gatsby the“small”masterpiece of American literature.
The Great Gatsby is Fitzgerald’s finest novel, which was published in 1925, and Eliot considered it “to be the first step that America has taken since Henry James”. It is a sensitive and symbolic treatment of themes of contemporary life related with irony and pathos to the legendry of “American dream ”. In this novel, Fitzgerald used many techniques: the controlled and detached point of view, the crafted structure and symbolism, all these distinguish The Great Gatsby from the style of his earlier works. However, in this paper I want to present my ideas of the detached point of view in The Great Gatsby. Drawing my presentation, I have quoted some materials from critics to support my arguments. In the conclusion part, I also repeat my own opinion: the detached point of view, made The Great Gatsby the “small ” masterpiece of American literature.