Gatsby thinks the only way for him to reach the American dream is to harness his old dreams of the past with Daisy. Gatsby exploits wealth and power to reach this goal. ... Gatsby concludes that he will reach his goals of the American dream by being happy with Daisy again. ... Fitzgerald further implies this idea when he writes, "I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night, but she never did. Then he began asking people casually if they knew her, and I was the first one he found." (80) Gatsby continues to throw these gigantic parties because he wants Daisy back. ...

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To get this happiness Jay must reach into the past and relive an old dream and in order to do this he must have wealth and power. ... Knowing he could not marry her because of the difference in their social status, he leaves her to accumulate his wealth to reach her economic and social standards. ... He, himself, does not attend his parties but watches them from a distance. ... Do you come to these parties often?' ... At Gatsby's parties, most of the food was just show and no one really ate it. ...

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Gatsby is seen reaching his arms out to the light across the bay in hopes of one day fulfilling his American dream of reuniting to her. ... Also the destruction of this American Dream is shown through Gatsby's wild and decadent parties. In pursuit of his dream girl Daisy Gatsby would throw wild and drunken parties during the time of prohibition in order to attract her attention. ... As revealed later in the novel, these parties exceed the boundaries of materialism and begin to decompose on all that is moral in the modern world. ... Scott Fitzgerald uses the symbols of: Daisy's Gr...

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To get this happiness Jay must reach into the past and relive an old dream; and, in order to do this, he must have wealth and power. ... Once he acquires wealth, he moves near to Daisy, and throws extravagant parties, hoping by chance she might show up at one of them. ... He, himself, does not attend his parties but watches them from a distance. ... This shows the confidence that Jay has in reaching his American Dream. ... The way he chooses to achieve his goal ends up to be everything that he despises about the people who come to his parties. ...

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Gatsby holds grand parties every Saturday in hopes that he can lure Daisy over one day. "'I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night,' went on Jordan." (p.63) He makes a lot of parties for rich people, and parties that can attract anyone around his house in the hope to find Daisy someday. ... She's always there, but he just can't reach her. ... In the end, Gatsby only live for the light, reaching out, dreaming, daring and hoping that one day his dream will be realized. ...

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Gatsby does many things to achieve his goals such as becoming a criminal, throwing wasteful and lavish parties and even trying to break up families in pursuit of his dreams. ... This theme also raises some philosophical and moral questions such as whether or not it is acceptable to do anything to reach your goals. Society The cast of 'The Great Gatsby' live in the jazz era of 1920's America which was a rather carefree era which is evident with all the lavish and wasteful and over the top parties that Gatsby throws life in that time period could be seen as fake. ... Everythin...

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Gatsby is a mysterious man from the Midwest who creates himself an image of wealth and prosperity and eventually reaches his goal through bootlegging alcohol. ... Theoretically, these two classes would not associate with each other but Gatsby began having large riotous parties to try and attract Daisy. These parties drew both sides over to Gatsby's; yet still, the East Eggers isolated themselves from the West Eggers "carefree and taking advantage of the free booze and loud music. Gatsby stopped having these parties eventually because they displeased Daisy. ...

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Gatsby is extremely wealthy and is famous for the extravagant parties he throws. ... Nick first sees Gatsby reaching out to the water, out to Daisy, and then he vanished (26). ... Owl Eyes, is a sort of drunken philosopher that is found by Nick in Gatsby's library at one of the extravagant parties. ... Gatsby was always throwing exuberant parties for people he didn't even know. Owl Eyes tells us that most people were brought to Gatsby's parties (50). ...

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Moon glistening(AbP), Nick walks around at Gatsby's first party "with Jordan's golden arm resting in [his]"(33). ... At Gatsby's first party, the orchestra playing "play[s] yellow cocktail music"(42). This "yellow... music" creates a milieu of fabrication to his party. Desperately trying to fit into old money (PrPP), Gatsby throws these parties but Fitzgerald's use of "yellow...music" harshly demonstrates how Gatsby's dream will never be reached because he will always be new money. Also at Gatsby's first party, "two girls in twin yellow dresses" appro...

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He threw parties and bought a gigantic beautiful mansion. ... As an adult parties intrigued Fitzgerald. He attended many parties that were elaborate, fancy and overdone. Theses parties were mirrored images of Gatsby's parties. Fitzgerald's real-life parties and the parties Gatsby hosted were mainly to impress Zelda and Daisy. ...

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Scott Fitzgerald, is about the corruption of the American Dream, and the downfall of those who try to reach its goals. ... Knowing he could not marry her because of the difference in their social status, he leaves her to get wealth to reach her high standards. Once he gains this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay," (Fitzgerald 83), and throws wonderful parties, hoping that she would show up at one of them. He does not attend his parties but watches them from a distance. ...

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No matter how hard Gatsby tries to impress Daisy with his money and extravagant parties, his house shows that Gatsby is not the rich, fortunate man that she needs. ... Gatsby's house is also often filled with people of new money, because he throws huge house parties that attract movie stars, famous athletes, gamblers, and actors. The house and parties symbolize the concept of new money, earned not by inheritance, but by poor people becoming rich on their own. ... When Gatsby finally meets Daisy and has her in his reach, he says, "If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home ...

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These people are of new wealth, are tacky, like to party and live life lavishly. ... An example of Daisy and her old establishments negative outlook towards those of the new establishment is when Daisy comes to Gatsby's party and is not have a good time. ... She was appalled by the west egg," This quote displays how Daisy was not enjoying the party, that she was disgusted by the people of the west egg and that she feels they are immoral and untraditional. ... Gatsby associates it with Daisy, and he reaches toward it in the darkness as a guiding light to lead him to his goal. ...

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For example, Tom Buchanan, easily the most materialistic and empty character in the entire book, reached his developmental "peak" while in college. ... For example, he throws extravagant parties and buys things that he normally would never really need, all in hopes of attracting Daisy to his parties, but of course, as is too often the case, it is to no avail. Gatsby's extravagance is expressed by Jordan when she says, " "Anyhow he gives large parties" said Jordan, changing the subject with an urban distaste for the concrete. "And I like large parties-they"re so intimate. At small parti...

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When do you know that you have reached the point of a perfect life? ... To Nick it seems as though Gatsby has already reached the American dream. ... He worked hard to become famous, yet he was only famous for his wealth and no one that came to his parties even got know him. ... So essentially Gatsby didn't become that famous because no one really knew him as a person they knew his house and his parties. ... Gatsby was alone reaching for an unattainable goal that was far away and nick like society just stood back and watched and tried to make sense of it. ...

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The last motif that is a very prominent throughout the novel is parties. Gatsby throws many parties at his mansion, and all in the hopes of one thing- for Daisy to make an appearance at one. In Chapter 6, Daisy comes to one of Gatsby's parties, and Gatsby makes a statement on how he thinks she thought of it: ""She didn't like it " he said immediately. ... Gatsby gained all of this wealth to attract Daisy in hopes of reuniting with her, and when she does come to one of his big parties, he believes she didn't enjoy it. ... Fitzgerald meticulously shows in The Great Gatsby that the...

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Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the "roaring twenties" depicts the post-war generation of the newly rich and wannabes, whose extravagant lifestyles center around parties, wealth and affairs. ... After achieving everything he could in life of wealth and power, he now aims to reach for Daisy's heart. ... Gatsby watches over the water many times, reaching to Daisy. ... At the party, Myrtle's dress is described by Nick as "cream colored" (35), and "with the influence of the dress, her personality had also undergone a change" (35). ...

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This is the lowest place a character could possibly reach. But to reach a higher place in life some must fall and experience the low. This describes the journey through the Valley of Ashes to reach New York City. ... During the party in New York City, Myrtle drinks too much and begins to taunt Tom about Daisy. ... As the reader one can see the clashing of different social backgrounds at this party. ...

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In order to display his abundant wealth, Gatsby became notorious for hosting extravagant weekend parties, to which the superficial guest list extended to all walks of life, celebrities and squatters alike. "Sometimes they came and went without having met Gatsby at all, came for the party with a simplicity of heart that was its own ticket of admission". ... Gatsby's overwhelming hospitality towards his guest during their attendance at his parties is depicted through his concern for their euphoria. ... Initiating an affair with Daisy, Gatsby's success of The American Dream became withi...

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The wealthy lifestyles of the Buchanans and Miss Jordan have morally corrupted their lives. Money has created boredom for them. Their ways of perceiving life and their altitudes towards other is vain. But each of them shows off their vanity in different ways. Tom Buchanan, for example, believes that white civilization is going to pieces and will be utterly submerged by the other races. ...

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Hundreds of people had flocked to Gatsby's extravagant parties on a weekly basis. ... Apparently, now that Gatsby can no longer throw his parties, he holds no significance to any of them. The party guests overwhelm the funeral by virtue of their absence; they crowd the cemetery with conspicuous neglect. ... In the quest for money or power, people frequently attempt to manipulate others to reach their own goals. ...

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Fitzgerald uses wealth and social status to define Gatsby's character, which is exemplified by his lavish parties and the dignitaries who attend them. ... Gatsby invites Tom and Daisy to one of his parties and to display his new position among society's elite, Gatsby says, " You must see the faces of many people you've heard about'- (111). Gatsby also refers to Tom as "the polo player,"" implying that Tom is insignificant compared to the many "celebrities- present at the party (111). ... In other words, Gatsby possessed the qualities of a great individual, but his re...

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America is driven by the notion that all people should reach for the highest platform of wealth, status, and appearance, while for most, that is a hopeless possibility. ... As a means to raise his status throughout Long Island, Gatsby throws lavish, weekly parties in which "people [are] not invited "they [go]- (45). Gatsby's hope is that enough commotion is raised about the parties that Daisy becomes interested enough to attend one of the gatherings. ...

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The excess of their lifestyle is shown through their enormous houses, their extravagant parties, and their indulgence in alcohol. ... It is not an accident that the author placed the only working class character in a position to serve those who had already been successful in reaching for the American Dream. ...

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The American Dream during the Twenties was wealth and fame, everyone just wanted to be remembered, and the characters from the two literature pieces found different ways of trying to capture the dream that seemed so out of their reach. In The Great Gatsby, Jay throws fantastically wild, extravagant parties for the soul purpose of meeting Daisy there just once. ...

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