Parties In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Have you ever wondered how it feels to be invited to parties and having different perspectives of each party you went? Luckily, Nick Carraway had the privilege to attend three, all with different amounts of people and sizes. Plenty of people like to show up to parties, while others like to host them. There are different kinds of parties people like to attend and host, some are big and others are small. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald these are the following parties that took place. The first party was held at Tom and Daisy’s house in East Egg, when Nick was arriving at the Buchanan house. The second was the New York party, when Tom wants Nick to meet his girl. The last party was Gatsby’s, when he invites …show more content…

East Egg was a village for the wealthiest and fashionable kind. At the Buchanan dinner party Tom enjoyed showing off his polo field to his dinner guests. The dinner was elegant and a small. Nick hasn’t seen Daisy for a long time, so he went to Daisy’s house to catch up. The author tries to show Daisy also as a woman of leisure as she introduces her famous friend, Jordan Baker. Daisy was happy to see her cousin, she would ask if they missed her Chicago.“Do they miss me?” she cried ecstatically. Nick had said “The whole town is desolate. All the cars have the left rear wheel painted black as a mourning wreath and there’s a persistent wail all night along the North Shore”. (Fitzgerald 14) Tom and Daisy’s party showed that the rich are those who believe they don’t have to follow any rules in order to get what they want. Also were at the are indeed one of the privileged persons, although Nick lived in West …show more content…

Unlike the first party, the New York party was filled with alcohol, drama and a little more people. Nick and Tom were taking a train into the city when all of a sudden Tom stands up, forcing Nick to follow him. “We’re getting off!” he insisted. “I want you to meet my girl.” (Fitzgerald 28).Tom guides Nick into George Wilsons garage, where Myrtle Wilson and Tom see each other again. When George was getting some chairs Tom whispered “ I want to see you.” said Tom intently. “Get on the next train.” (Fitzgerald 30). Later on that afternoon they meet up. Myrtle had invited her sister and another couple, the Mckee’s to join them. The party started getting out of control with immensely amount of alcohol, sip after sip, nonstop. Not only was alcohol joining the party, but drama was just around the corner causing Tom and Myrtle a massive discussion over Daisy. Myrtle started shouting out Daisy name at the party. Tom was vigorously warning her to stop saying his wifes name. Myrtle tells him she will talk about whatever she likes and starts mentioning Daisy name again.“Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!,” shouted Mrs. Wilson. “I’ll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai-”. (Fitzgerald 41) Tom quickly responds by slapping her across the face, this brought the party to an unexpected ending. Tom feel entitled to behave aggressively to his mistress. Tom thinks that the rules don’t apply to him as he carries on his affair with

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