Personal Narrative: The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Gatsby is known for having the most thrilling parties here in New York City. But what really goes on in his parties. To answer those who have never been to any of his parties, I personally went there to describe the experience. As I arrived to Gatsby's beautiful mansion, I immediately discovered the huge amount of people. Hundreds, maybe even thousands. It took about fifteen minutes just to get inside the mansion. The wait was definitely worth it though. Music that you just couldn't resist to dance to bounced off the walls. Before I could find where the music was coming from, a server asked if I would like a drink. I took one of the drinks, and thanked him. I roamed through the mansion, until I went to the backyard to find the life of

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