Question

Excerpt from The Great Gatsby.

by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The GREAT
GATSBY
FSCOTT FITZGERALD
Twenty miles from the city a pair of enormous eggs, identical in
contour and separated only by a courtesy bay, jut out into the most
domesticated body of salt water in the Western hemisphere, the great
wet barnyard of Long Island Sound. They are not perfect ovals-like the
egg in the Columbus story, they are both crushed flat at the contact
end-but their physical resemblance must be a source of perpetual
wonder to the gulls that fly overhead. To the wingless a more
interesting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except
shape and size.
Which element of literature is most
evident in the passage from "The Great
Gatsby"?
characters
setting
plot
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Answer 1

The most evident element of literature in the provided excerpt from 'The Great Gatsby' is the setting, described vividly by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the excerpt from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the element of literature most evident is setting. Fitzgerald uses vivid description to paint the physical landscape of Long Island, which serves as a crucial backdrop to the story's events.

The imagery of 'enormous eggs' and 'the great wet barnyard of Long Island Sound' not only sets the scene but also hints at the social and moral contrasts between the East Egg and West Egg communities. This detailed depiction goes beyond mere location, suggesting themes and social commentary that are central to the narrative.