Rhetorical Analysis of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Rhetorical Analysis
The Great Gatsby is a novel set in New York and is about Jay Gatsby, who is aimed at winning back the love of Daisy Buchanan, but it seems not to be working out as he would have wished. The author, F. Scott Fitzgerald has succeeded in portraying this argument through the use of ethos, pathos, and logos that have made the novel persuasive. For example, the author has used strong ethos to show Nick’s credibility; for instance, the author says that he is “inclined to reserve all judgments” of other people (Fitzgerald). In this case, the authors show that Nick is a tolerable individual who preserves his personal views as well as the judgments of other people to himself. Nick’s credibility is also strengthened when the author says that he “graduated from New Haven” and also took part in the “Teutonic migration known as the Great War” (Fitzgerald). Nick’s educational achievement and his contribution to the war are critical because they are considered with the utmost respect.
Additionally, the author has also used pathos to show how much Gatsby was determined to be with Daisy. The author has used pathos to show why he does certain things and why he believes in certain ideas. The author asserts that “Gatsby had faith in the green light, the orgastic future that recedes before us very year.” The green light, in this case, symbolizes Gatsby’s hopes that he will be with Daisy again (Fitzgerald). He struggles to find the passion he once had for her when he was young. Most importantly, the pathos used here helps th...