For a character in a story or a novel itself, to become a literary classic, it must first encompass within itself a theme, an idea that transpires and transcends through the ages, never wilting or loosing stature as time flies by. Kennedy had diplomacy, Martin ... specifically, his use of Nick as the narrator of the majority of the story. Fitzgerald chose Nick, a young man who comes from the west, to enhance the differences amongst the characters. Nick proclaims in the beginning of the novel that he is "inclined to reserve all judgments- because he has had opportunities others have not had, ...

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... and meanings. Hence symbolism in fiction aims to present the hidden things and thoughts under phenomena. Fitzgerald himself had the experiences, from an obscure poor to a new talent in the literary world, from over night success to excessive hedonism. So he could vividly depict the mysterious and desirous wealth of Gatsby and unfolded before our eyes a blazing picture of the jazz ... the symbol of ruin, implying the disillusionment of ideals based on material. 2. The symbolic meanings of various scenes are also elaborately endowed.Scene description is to describe the environment of char...

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