The Great Gatsby has been around for ages; it's the story of a young man from the 1920s who is thrown into a new world of new and old rich people. He is confused by the way these people act and ultimately cannot stay another minute in this strange, unfeeling, materialistic world. The author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, uses many techniques to help the reader understand how Nick Carraway (the narrator) is feeling throughout the story. In the book The Great Gatsby, the author F. Scott Fitzgerald uses effective language to successfully write. He uses the techniques of imagery and irony to display this message. The first writing technique that makes Fitzgerald's writing effective is the use of imagery. Nick moved to West Egg, home to the "new" rich. There is a dividing line between the new rich and the “old” rich. Arriving in West Egg, Nick finds himself living next door to a mysteriously wealthy man named Mr. Gatsby. “The one on my right was a colossal affair in every way: it was a factual imitation of a Normandy town hall, with a tower on one side, brand new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool. and over forty acres of lawn and garden. It was Gatsby's mansion, or rather, since I didn't know Mr. Gatsby, it was a mansion... Across Courtesy Bay, the white palaces of the fashionable East Egg district sparkled at the water's edge. » (5) The description of Gatsby's mansion is incredible, the author does a great job using images to allow the reader to clearly imagine what this incredible mansion looks like. He compares it to the Hôtel de Ville in Normandy, which, if the reader has seen it or looks up, can really imagine what it looks like and know that it is incredible and gigantic. The author of...... middle of paper ......writes effectively. Throughout the book he displays several messages. He says the American dream isn't all it's cracked up to be and money isn't everything. Gatsby worked his whole life to earn money and buy fancy things to impress Daisy. In the end, she doesn't choose him and he ends up dead. Myrtle craves money and a luxurious lifestyle, and she also ends up dying. Fitzgerald expresses this using imagery and irony. The last thing Nick says to Gatsby is, "They're a lousy bunch, you're worth the whole damn bunch combined" (154). Nick tells Gatsby that these obsessive rich types are no good and that Gatsby, who is caring and selfless, is better than them. He doesn't need Daisy to have a good life. This book expresses to the reader important messages about life and the superficial ideals that money is everything..