Gatsby: pages 39-48
Finally! In this section of the book, we actually MEET Gatsby. Gatsby's parties sound a lot like those of today! Carraway states "I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby's house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited" (Fitzgerald, 41). This reminds me of high school parties today, because once word gets out that so&so is going to have a party, anyone who hears of it just shows up. Whether they were invited or not is irrelevant. Gatsby himself reminds me of Edmund Dantes in the movie The Count of Monte Cristo. They are both mysteriously wealthy, well-known by name, and yet no one seems to know anything about them! They both also throw extravagant parties for people they don't know, and they don't even seem to enjoy the companionship or attention of the activities! I feel like Gatsby is just lonely in that big mansion so he feels like he needs to fill it with party guests on a regular basis.
I'm reading all these rumors about Mr. Gatsby. Did he do something illegal? Could he really have killed a man? Carraway's description of Gatsby is much more endearing than that of Tom. I think Fitzgerald wants us, as the readers, to like Gatsby while simultaneously knowing almost nothing about him!
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