Fitzgerald associates the books with Gatsby to show that he reads and he is intelligent. When Fitzgerald introduced the library the drunk man said “Absolutely real -- have pages and everything. I thought they’d be a nice durable cardboard. Matter of fact they’re absolutely real” (50). These books show that Gatsby reads which can lead to him being intelligent. Gatsby has many books and since they're all real he has spent an insane amount of money on them. However, after the drunk man said that he said “It’s a triumph! What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop too -- didn't cut the pages” (50). Since he said this we know that Gatsby has not read any of the books, He most likely spent that insane amount of money to impress anyone who
