Parties In The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is a novel written in 1925 by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. This novel follows a cast of characters living in a town called West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his exotic passion and obsession for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the ultimate American Dream. For all the ones who have read the book they would understand that some most unforgettable moments and scenes in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby occur at the marvelous parties in which the amazing Gatsby himself throws. By reading and discovering more about the parties, invitees, host, and importance it reveals the true remarkable work of this book as a whole. It is at one of these parties where Nick Carraway first …show more content…
Whether it’s low or high-class society. The party scene is its revelation about the two main characters, which are Nick and Gatsby. As the narrator, Nick describes his own shortcomings and how important it was to be invited and accepted into this society. Many times throughout the book Nick partakes to judging and comparing those around him. Gatsby soon enters into the party scene, but Fitzgerald’s illustration of Gatsby is more complex than people make him out to be. Although he throws these extravagant parties, he does not do it for social standing amongst society. Gatsby does not drink nor act foolishly in their presence. Gatsby’s goal is to reunite with his long lost love. He hopes that by throwing these parties she will come and they will eventually meet again. Gatsby’s purpose is not as base as that of the others. In all the party scenes, he has never been happy with the outcome of any of