In the passage from chapter three of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The author illustrates Gatsby’s parties to be extremely flashy. From the previous chapters, the rumors of his wealth were well spread throughout everyone’s ears, his lavish parties allow everyone to be overwhelmed by his luxurious and pretentious.
Nick was one of the few people who was actually invited to Gatsby’s party. Although he heard many rumors about the party, but he was still amazed by the party when he first arrived at Gatsby’s mansion. He says “At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to make a Christmas tree of Gatsby’s enormous garden” The imagery of the sentence gives out a picture
Nick was one of the few people who was actually invited to Gatsby’s party. Although he heard many rumors about the party, but he was still amazed by the party when he first arrived at Gatsby’s mansion. He says “At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to make a Christmas tree of Gatsby’s enormous garden” The imagery of the sentence gives out a picture