Write about some of the ways Scott Fitzgerald tells the story in Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby Glamour,

elegance and fun is subjected in Chapter 4; showing the social structure a lot, it is clear by now that he was obsessed with the class hierarchy. Funnily enough Chapter 3 shows the beginning of the novels most significant character which is Gatsby, the big party thrower, the lavish being in all of this. Fitzgerald functions well with structure to help Nick narrate the story by his order of the chapter who at the beginning Nick provides commentary about the flourishing scenes at one of Gatsby's parties stressing his distaste for the people who quite obviously take advantage of Gatsby for his party but also stresses Nick's role as a floater, the one with possibly an outsiders perspective of things in the novel. Fitzgerald sustains this throughout the chapter to intensify Gatsby being exposed to the audience via Nick by using his narrative to invariably enhance Gatsby's character via the structure of the chapter. The chaotic structure of the start of the chapter provides a sense of gradual intensifying excitement. A whole pitful of oboes and trombones and saxophones and viols and cornets and piccolos, and low and high drums. The use of poly-syndeton stresses and extends the list. It on top displays a consistent torrent of apprehension through the cluttered narration, which bolsters the blunder of Nick as a narrator. The structure of the extract and ideas in which the is given to the reader reminds us of how the audience may get amazed, and they start to feel that amazement and anticipation with them, as the tension builds with every single recent piece of information. Fitzgerald, also utilises the narrative method of sound to present the excitement of the extravagant party. Fitzgerald reports the air to be alive with chatter and laughter, implying that there is a buzzing atmosphere to the party, which also formulates a concept that the sounds that Nick hears, an outsider to the party, is dream-like, due wholly to such a range of noises. It is as if Nick is experiencing an unrealistic opulent banquet. Fitzgerald then goes on to describe that the orchestra is playing. This, on its own, gives a feeling that this is a party of utter extravagance and complete class, but also carries the concept of more sounds, once again contributing to the intensifying excitement felt at such a lavish social event. Fitzgerald also describes the opera of voices to pitch a key higher. This further description of noise all builds in a crescendo to a pinnacle, in which is representative of the party which also arrived at its pinnacle. Fitzgerald utilises both the voice of Nick and the setting that Nick shows in order to announce the story at the end of Chapter 3. When Nick delivers how the lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun Fitzgerald is telling the story by devising the sublime atmosphere that besieges Gatsbys life as the setting evokes the party guests like moths to Gatsbys bogus realm of drunken stars. Moreover, Fitzgerald depicts the narrative by accentuating how the narrative is deceptive as the narrator Nick lurches into the absurdity of both Gatsbys party and his life at this point of the novel. Fitzgerald stresses the point in the irony of how, although he is not one that tends to drink, Nick is drunken by the gaudy excellence of the setting; in this manner, Fitzgerald has also portrayed the story by his use of voice as he makes the reader note that Nicks narrative permeates real life as the character does not, reserve all judgements, even more so when the Great Gatsby is concerned.

It is important to note that Fitzgerald also utilises a patterning through the narrative; the reiteration of colours, phrases and sound moulds casts of meaning that when reiterated the reader will automatically understand. These patterns string their way throughout the story and boosts affluence to the novel as well. This ties in to the 'scenic method of narrative construction'. Many scenes within the novel are parallel to or mirrored by others, most notably the party scenes. Also it is important to point out the way in which Nick discontinues the main colloquy with enhancing levels information about characters and past recollected events. We can also see that chapter four is split in essentially 3 parts, the first part being the party, the second being the display of good and bad in Gatsby, and the third being a very personal explanation of Gatsbys intentions and desire. Chapter 4 is where the flowering of the love story starts to commence; as Gatsbys infatuation with Daisy seems to become clear, and Nicks attachment to Jordan arises, we can see that the language throughout is not comical, it is amorous, slightly sombre and most definitely apprehensive.