Author(s)

Huang Lidan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Guangzhou University of Applied Science and Technology, Zhaoqing, 526072, China

Corresponding Author

Huang Lidan

ABSTRACT

"The Great Gatsby", F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, known as "The Great American Novel", exquisitely embodies the essence of the American myth and the alluring Dream of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald masterfully portrays the unquenchable thirst for wealth and success, while simultaneously unraveling the novel's core theme—the disillusionment of the American Dream. This magnificent literary firmly establishes Fitzgerald as a preeminent figure in American literature. The present study endeavors to delve into the literary excellence of The Great Gatsby by adopting Geoffrey Leech and Michael Short's four-fold linguistic categories: lexical choices, grammatical patterns, rhetorical devices, and cohesion and context. On one hand, this analysis aims to provide objective evidence of the story's artistic merit, shedding light on Fitzgerald's poetic sensibility and stylistic nuances. On the other hand, it seeks to empower readers with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the novel's thematic significance and aesthetic value.

KEYWORDS

Literary Stylistics; Theme; The Great Gatsby

CITE THIS PAPER

Huang Lidan, An Stylistic Analysis of The Great Gatsby through the Application of Leech and Short's Four Categorization Framework. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2024) Vol. 7: 117-122. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2024.070717.

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