How does Fitzgerald use details of setting and imagery to establish a mood in the opening pages of chapter 2?

How does Fitzgerald use details of setting and imagery to establish a mood in the opening pages of chapter 2?

Use around 3 examples with their affect

Fitzgerald uses details to establish a dark and gloomy tone. Words like "waste land," "ghastly creak," and "hastily" are employed to create a menacing impression. The terms "waste land" used to describe the location of West Egg connote the empty, damaged, and abandoned region Fitzgerald describes, and the use of ashes throughout the paragraph emphasizes the run-down state West Egg has become. This spooky environment generates a gloomy mood because there is no uplifting or light aspect to the town revealed from the turmoil and evil represented in Fitzgerald's writing.

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Places for improvement:
Integration of the phrases in the paragraph
The conclusion

Fitzgerald uses diction to establish a dark and gloomy tone. "Waste land", "Ghastly creak" are employed to create a menacing impression. Terms like "Waste land" and ghastly creak" that are used to connate the empty, damaged, and abandoned region of the West Egg region is what Fitzgerald says. The use of ashes throughout the paragraph emphasizes the run-down state that West Egg has become. This spooky environment generates a gloomy mood because there is no uplifting or light aspect to the town revealed from the turmoil and evil represented in Fitzgerald's writing which can create a gloomy and dark tone.

I think I could have done better with the Integration of the phrases in the paragraph however I do think I did do a better conclusion.


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