The Narrative Merits of The Great Gatsby

F. S. Fitzgerald is regarded as the spokesman of the American Jazz Age. He uses the almost perfect language skills to describe the typical riotous atmosphere of that age. His works are famous for their poetic language, neat and firm underlying structures, unique narrative techniques and so forth. Here I just take The Great Gatsby as an example to illustrate his unique narrative techniques. Directness and simplicity are the main characteristics of this novel, but …

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