The Great Gatsby - Creating suspense

The Great Gatsby is a classic novel about a new money business man named Jay Gatsby falling in love with a young woman in the jazz era of the 20s. the story takes place in first person of the cousin of Gatsby's love: Nick

       The author uses and creates suspense in quite a few times throughout the novel. He repeatedly uses: worrying thoughts of the main character, a dangerous environment that's quiet and a little awkward, and secondary/main character flaws.

     In The Great Gatsby the author lets us into the thoughts of the main character nick quite often. giving us his views opinions and thoughts about what has happened or is going on around him. the author uses this to his advantage in creating suspense allowing us to also understand some of his worries. he worries for Tom Buchanan's mistress when she starts bringing up Tom's wife and for his cousin's emotions when Tom is cheating on her.

    The author uses an environment in which you could cut the tension with a knife to create suspense. He brings in people who all have drama centered around Daisy and Gatsby. Tom and Gatsby are practically at each others throats over daisy being with Gatsby in an inter-marital affair. Gatsby knows that Tom doesn't treat her right but Gatsby cannot get Daisy to admit his love for Tom. The author also uses the factor of inescapable summer heat as a sort of distraction from what the characters are actually thinking about."I found out what your 'drug stores' were Jay..." "...I picked you out for a bootlegger the first time I lay eyes on you and I wasn't far wrong.'' tom is calling Gatsby a kind of not-worthy of being wealthy person. and therefore not deserving daisy