well dressed, all looking a little hungry and all talking in low earnest voices to solid and prosperous Americans” (46). This first hand observation reveals another interesting characteristic of this 1920’s society. The U.S. economy was in very good shape during this time, and this reveals it. The fact that foreign businessmen came to make some money from the prosperous Americans shows that the American people are better off than the rest of the world. There is also a hint of suspicious greed in this scene. This is a party scene, and these men only come to discuss business details. They do it at the party because that is ‘the place to be’. Almost everyone attending is of the same social status. It’s the place to make contacts and to arrange deals. People here are immersed in their wealth, and this is what they concentrate on. Nick’s description of this scene is effective in providing the necessary details, just as an ordinary person would see them. Fitzgerald was able to paint a clearer picture of the greedy faults in this elite New York society. Nick, giving his honest and factual accounts of the scene at the New York apartment and outside of Gatsby’s house, gains the trust of the reader. His manner of description is very human and therefor easy to understand for the reader. Because people sometimes need tangable evidence to fully believe a concept, the reader is able to relate to Nick’s accounts of the events because Nick’s descriptions are as tangable as written literature can get. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s was successful in using Nick as a narrator to aid him in revealing some characteristics of the ‘Roaring 20’s’ society. ...
