Technique of Indirect Characterization in “The Great Gatsby”

There is no single work of publications in the world, where a full, completed characterization of a person would be, no matter if he/she is the main character, or does not play some(prenominal) role in the myth at all. The main opinion is to gain an picture of a character through actions of others, and as it gets more(prenominal) complicated, the greater romance becomes. In Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby the author uses the technique of verificatory characterization to make the reader feel the atmosphere of the society of the nineteen-twenties by analyzing its behavior.Gatsby, the true representative of all the greatness, richness, and beautifulness of the item, plays the main role in the novel by being the most mysterious and fabulous person. This is the reason wherefore everyone talks ab divulge him and creates various rumors about his enigmatic life. break off and Jordan withal play important roles. Their main job is to transmit the Gatsbys character. During their comm encement exercise meeting they mentioned Gatsbys name only once, but then it became ordinary and kept being talked about.When they first kissed, Jordan had already told Nick about Gatsbys love to Daisy. These discussions tied them together. And as the relationship between Nick and Jordan becomes closer, more information the reader gets from the novel. There is another situation when Nick finds out some negative characteristics of Jordan, such as carelessness, the unsuccessful time period of Gatsbys life becomes being known by Nick, and so, by the reader.Nicks company makes Gatsby feel more comfortable and opened. He is not afraid of being trustful with him, because recognizes an unaffected person in Nick, it reminds Gatsby of himself. Nick, in his turn, finds out some characteristics of Gatsby, and creates an image of a swift, strong, and sometimes embarrassed man. The idea of manipulating characters in order to describe someone in a novel makes the reader think on the work, try to reorganize thoughts, and complete the image of the character.