Summary Of The Great Gatsby's Party

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During the party seen through nicks eyes we can see Fitzgerald using every word to connect the form and function by inferring that although the people here as seen as though they are living the life, in truth, they are shallow and have a hole in their lives that they are attempting to fill with these parties. From the very first words of “By seven o’clock the orchestra has arrived” we can already begin to see how through nicks eyes, these parties are over the top and always big. They have many different interments and are complex enough to only be are the one and only Gatsby’s party. The orchestra is so big and loud, it is almost as if he is trying to drown out the realities of life with what’s going on with the part with music. This party is so huge and there …show more content…
The author tells us just that are rich and drunk, but what nick is implying is that they are shallow and superficial only caring about themselves. He finally ends this text with the types of people that “weave” through here. These “confident” people come and go, that they are sometimes here and just leave. That what the author is telling us, however, what is implied is that the people who do not possess the qualities (“confident…Souter and more stable”) never leave. This place is perfect for them. They have also no need for these qualities, as they have been raised without this need. The final words “constantly changing light” tells us that things are always changing, but if we go deeper than that and we look into he next it tells us that their “color” is changing and so people’s emotions are, as they do not have one solid way to describe themselves. This shows us that through his perspective, nick sees all these people at this party as superficial and shallows as they cannot find the true meaning in life someone else who has worked for everything may

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