F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote his stories with a distinctive style. Fitzgerald cared enough about his character to judge his character but not his actions. Clearly, he cared deeply about them. The care and effort put into the characters is immense. Fitzgerald chose each character carefully. He also wrote about certain characters with more careful prose. Fitzgerald's meticulous writing style and seemingly irrelevant details bring his books to life. However, his tone is best expressed by how he judges his character's character, not his actions. Fitzgerald had that “tone and pitch of phrase which suggest his warmth and tenderness,” a tone that cannot be duplicated. Fitzgerald's feelings for his characters were skillfully written. You read his stories and you get the feeling that he felt the same way about his characters as the characters in the stories did. His “gentleness without gentleness” brings out a different look in his characters. Fitzgerald's feelings for Gatsby are Nick's, he believes: “Gatsby turned out well in the end; This is what attacked Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams”, this is what destroyed the “Great Gatsby”. The “filthy dust” of corruption and betrayal that caused Gatsby to fail in his quest. Fitzgerald places more emphasis on the taint that comes with power. Fitzgerald tried to show people how power can corrupt everyone, even the American aristocratic class. The American aristocratic class was corrupted by the immense wealth and power they possessed. Figures like Meyer Wolfsheim and Tom Buchanan use their influence for nefarious purposes. Meyer uses his influence to control and manipulate people to obtain fortune. Tom uses his wealth to influence people. They are...... middle of paper...... the personal accents and inflections of the characters make them interesting to read. How Daisy changes throughout the story, or how Nick realizes the evil that lies within humanity. These images and details about Fitzgerald's writing style show his talent for storytelling. Its characters are interesting, its plots convincing and many contradictions make you think. The judgment of his characters is not superficial, and he attempts to justify or condemn the characters by their intentions. Gatsby is a good character because he pursued an “incorruptible dream,” but Tom is not a good character because he “broke things and people,” simply because he could. Ultimately, even if the ends truly do justify the means, perhaps Fitzgerald wanted people to think deeply about things. His writings could be read even hundreds of years from now. Works Cited Great Gatsby, Lionel Trilling "Fitzgerald