New World Partying Theory

tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.” Attending the

Gatsby uses his wealth and charms to create an image of himself that everyone loves. Jay Gatsby is an undeniably affluent man, and that is something he flaunts to all who are around to see it. He hosts these massive elaborate parties allowing anyone in with no explanation given as to why. His guests only know the rumors and “romantic speculation” surrounding Gatsby (48). None of them really know him, they assume he has to be a good guy to throw parties of such magnificence. The guests believe that, in

In "Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby hosted a lot of parties at his mansion and it’s obvious that the party at Gatsby's mansion in chapter six is different with the party at Gatsby's mansion in chapter three. The most obvious difference between the two parties was the mood. The mood of the party in chapter three was awkward since no one really known who the host was and what was his real identity. The most awkward were only a few people in the party were actually invited while the others weren’t invited, “they went there” or "somehow ended up at Gatsby's door" (Fitzgerald 41), showing the awkwardness of the party since there were many random people and the host was a stranger. The plot of making the host Gatsby a mysterious person and having bad

I’ve only known Gatsby for a few months, and so I’ll start with my first impression. It was summer, and many people came to enjoy his premises. He held huge parties at his mansion every Saturday.1 They were the most opulent and ostentatious parties, typical of the West Egg. All sorts of people came, from the city or just across the lake, looking to mingle and join the wealthy. They basked in Gatsby’s display of wealth, enjoying the alcohol, the music, and the atmosphere. They enjoyed so much of his parties, yet they never got to meet

Many of you here must know Mr. Gatsby from the numerous extravagant parties he holds. However, as a man of few words, I have doubt that

“Really Luke, you didn’t seem the type to be afraid of clowns?” I say as we walk through the clown room

When Nick is describing Gatsby’s elaborate parties, he says, “People were not invited – they went there… Once there they were introduced by somebody who knew Gatsby” (Fitzgerald 41). Gatsby does not care who attends his parties, rather his sole purpose is to attract people and to make himself known in the community. In contrast, when Dorian hosts dinners, he carefully selects people to attend and handpicks the decorations. Through attending, people feel that Dorian has “all the grace and distinction and perfect manner of a citizen of the world” (Wilde 130). Dorian’s hosts dinners not to gain popularity, but to strengthen the admiration that people have for him. In general, Gatsby and Dorian differ in their aspirations for personal motives and images in society.

When reading about Gatsby the audience realizes a mysterious enigma that pursues with him. We read about his

People who didn’t even know him would make desperate attempts to receive an invitation to these extravagant parties. However what no one knew was the reason behind the festivities. Gatsby’s true purpose in life was to win the love of Daisy. He worked hard to attain his wealth through corrupt practices and eventually received a status worthy But neither of them are happy. They strive for true happiness and both can’t seem to get it quite

Although Gatsby believes his parties may be bringing him somewhat closer to his love, they further extend the gap between him and other social groups. At many parties, guests often speak of him and his fictitious past with little concern of his reputation. For example, one guest at a party speaks of "…he was a German spy during the war" (48) and another speaks of him saying, "I’ll bet he killed a man" (48), while others

Gatsby’s parties are incredibly; everyone and anyone attend them. “The groups change more swiftly, swell with new arrivals, dissolve and form in the same breath; already there are wanderers, confident girls who weave here and there among the stouter and more stable become for a sharp and joyous moment the center of a group, and then, excited

“I suppose he’d had the name ready for a long time, even then. His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people – his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents at all. The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God – a phrase which if it means anything, means just that – and he must be about His Father’s business, the service of vast, vulgar and meretricious beauty. So he invented just the sort of

Jay Gatsby was a very courteous man. At his parties anything that anyone could have wanted was provided for them, although many of guests were never invited to his parties. They just showed up and had a good time. The reader finds this out when Nick Caraway says, “I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of few guest who had actually been invited” (Fitzgerald 45). Gatsby shows his

Gatsby does not belong to his own class and he is not accepted by the upper class, therefore he becomes an exception. Because of disappointment of being looked down upon and impossibility of accept by the upper class, he has nothing left except his love, which is also his “love dream”. Gatsby’s love for Daisy has been the sole drive and motive of his living. Gatsby’s great love is also the root of his great tragedy, because he is desperately in love with a woman who is not worthy of his deep love. Fitzgerald offers Gatsby with the spirit of sincerity, generosity, nobility, perseverance, and loyalty. All his good natures can be seen

“Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction – Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn.” (pg. 8)