{"id":3144,"date":"2016-02-29T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?post_type=essay-writing-blog&p=3144"},"modified":"2020-08-02T07:19:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T14:19:36","slug":"the-great-gatsby-literary-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/the-great-gatsby-literary-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Gatsby: 8 Tips for a Literary Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The words \u201cliterary analysis\u201d drop from your instructor\u2019s mouth, and you freeze in terror. The Great Gatsby<\/i> is one of those books that resonates throughout the ages–that\u2019s why you\u2019re reading it and writing about it for your class–but you certainly don\u2019t feel comfortable enough with the novel to write a literary analysis<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Well, don\u2019t sweat it too much–I\u2019ve got your back.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll give you 8 helpful tips for writing a good literary analysis on The Great Gatsby<\/i>. You can mix and match or simply use this list as a starting point for your own ideas.<\/p>\n

Symbolism in The Great Gatsby<\/i><\/h2>\n

Symbolism is when an object represents something different than what it actually is. The<\/i> Great Gatsby<\/i> is full of symbolism. The two symbols I mention below are important elements within the story, and you could easily write a whole paper on just one of them.<\/p>\n

Tip #1: Analyze the symbolism of the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg<\/b><\/h3>\n