was here I saw the light miles away." (Pg. 87). The house alone in daylight was quite a sight in it's own right "It was a factual imitation of some Htel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden."(pg.9). When Gatsby threw a party, which was every weekend, with all foods and beverages being of high quality, abundant and free to everyone, it left people wondering how he could possibly afford all that. The artwork in his home was beautiful. Although everyone showed up at his parties, he himself rarely mingled with the guests. His study had books all around stacked to the ceiling which was amazing when all the books were real and it appeared that he Gatsby had read them all himself. Gatsby seemed to be a man with many friends when in fact he had no friends, just acquaintances, many of which would disappear at the slightest hint of trouble.However, in reality, Gatsby knew he was a corrupt fraud. All the gossip was just an attempt to gain some attention in hopes that Daisy would hear his name in conversation and connect it to his real name (James Gatz). Gatsby kept few friends because he thought his reputation would be more elaborate if no one REALLY knew him. When someone has a friend they tell their friend things they wouldn’t tell other people. That is part of being a friend telling your friend secrets and listening to your friends secrets. If you notice when Gatsby became friends with Nick he was telling Nick the real truth, eventually, about everything. Gatsby was a rather boring man in real life. However, his reputation made him infamous in the long island area. With friends his reputation wouldn’t be as memorable because all the extravagance people put on their stories wouldn’t be there. When Gatsby returned from the war he was a destitute man but still had the determination to hit i...
