When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart. Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt fr...
There’s nothing quite as fun as hosting athemed party. Setting the stage with stunning decor, arranging delicious treats, stuffing party favors, and getting dressed up is just half the fun. One idea that never goes out of style is a Great Gatsby party or Roaring Twenties soiree. With flap...
Like Nick in The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald found this new lifestyle seductive and exciting, and, like Gatsby, he had always idolized the very rich. Now he found himself in an era in which unrestrained materialism set the tone of society, particularly in the large cities of the East. Even ...
All in all she lived on is a luxurious lifestyle which can only be built on tons of money. Gatsby lives in the same style, if he wants to win back Daisy. On the one hand, he has a clear understanding of Daisy, for he once told Nick that her voice is “full of money”. ...
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“Your home”: Gatsby does not register the implications of his words. Tom is a brute, but he is Daisy’s husband, and they have a child. Their luxurious, wasteful lifestyle, and Tom’s addiction to adultery: the cozy connotations of “home” do not flow from this family. But it is...
Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s Ice and/or fire Black tie Prom from the year they graduated A Night Under the Stars An Old-fashioned Ball Fun Times For the more laid-back and casual retiree: Disco Tiki bar Choose a decade (70s, 90s, etc.) ...
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(Fitzgerald 39) She couldn't appreciate the fact that George was working hard to provide for her. She just wanted money and found it in a relationship with a married man. Here Fitzgerald shows theother sideof the American Dream. Myrtle has the love but not the money, and Gatsby has the...
All in all she lived on is a luxurious lifestyle which can only be built on tons of money. Gatsby lives in the same style, if he wants to win back Daisy. On the one hand, he has a clear understanding of Daisy, for he once told Nick that her voice is “full of money”. ...