A Pragmatic Analysis Based on the Character Dialogue in the Great Gatsby

H. P. Grice pioneered the study of conversational logic and put forward classic theory Conversational Implicature Cooperative Principle. Completely adhering to Principle or deliberately violating it will lead Implicature. In The Great Gatsby, main characters, such as Gatsby Daisy, tactically violate abide by relevant maxims in their communication, thus generating expressing true feelings. At same time, style language characters novel reflect character characteristics status which plays an important role shaping image establishing relationship between characters.