One of the things that I have enjoyed about reading The Great Gatsby is that reading the novel is like putting together a puzzle. All of the pieces will slowly come together to unveil the character that is Jay Gatsby. I also noticed that Fitzgerald uses a few similes when describing some of the wealthier people that come to Gatsby's parties in the summer. Even though all of these wealthy people attend Gatsby's parties, I've noticed that very few of them truly know Gatsby. Many of these same people that have attended Gatsby's parties have been victims of tragic events in their own lives. Carraway mentions these wealthy people in the mix of those who attended the summer parties, "...the young Quinns, divorced now, and Henry L. Palmetto, who killed himself by jumping in front of a subway train in Times Square" (Fitzgerald, 63). Perhaps the mentioning of these life-altering, dangerous happenings is foreshadowing that something bad will happen to Gatsby.
Aside from Gatsby's not-so-promising future that may lie ahead, I also think that Gastby cares a great deal about what Nick thinks of him. Perhaps Gatsby is going to ask a favor of Nick? I am not entirely sure why Gatsby must form a good realtionship with Nick. Gatsby is well aware of the accusations made about him by others and he made an effort to clear those up for Nick. Clearly Gatsby wants something to do with Nick; however, I am not sure what that 'something' could be.
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