An example of allusion in The Great Gatsby is a reference to Midas, Morgan, and Maecenas when Nick describes his aim of learning about finances.
Allusions are a literary device that refers to a place, person, event, thing, and literary work to express huge meanings into one word or phrase. Allusions are helpful for a writer when it is familiar to the readers or else they could be misunderstood and ruin the impression and meaning of the writing.
An example of allusion in the statement of Nick Caraway is "I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities, and they stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint, promising to unfold the shining secrets that only Midas and Morgan and Maecenas knew".
The example of allusion, given in The Great Gatsby, explains that Nick is aiming for upward mobility by learning the finances. He is trying to make a career in finance and hoping for skills as good as Midas who converted everything into gold with his touch.
The reference to Morgan and Maecenas explains that Nick wants to be an expert in finances like JP Morgan in the American finances in the late 19th and early 20th century. He alludes to Maecenas who was an advisor to the first Roman emperor and patron to poets like Virgil and Horace.
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