In the book The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald talks about Gatsby. Gatsby was a very strange and mysterious man. According to Doreski, "Gatsby was far from perfect in many respects, but all in all it contains prose such as has never been written before in America" (Doreski). Gatsby always throws very fancy parties that everyone attends. “I think the first night I went to Gatsby's house I was one of the few guests actually invited. The people weren't invited: they went there (45).” Nick received a real invitation to Gatsby's party and is probably the only person who ever received an invitation. Gatsby invited Nick because he wanted to get closer to him. Gatsby used Nick because he knew Daisy was his cousin and he wanted to see her. “Nick's cottage becomes the site of Gatsby's reunion with Daisy. The material world seems to recede as Gatsby “re-evaluated everything in his house by the measure of the response he drew from his beloved eyes.” The once cavernous mansion, familiar only when filled with strangers, becomes curiously intimate as lovers wander its rooms (Doreski).” Gatsby and Daisy seemed to get back to where they left off very quickly. Gatsby was also in love with her as he had been before. Daisy and Gatsby loved each other long before she met her husband Tom Buchanan. Gatsby plays the main role in the book even though it is a narrative told by Nick. According to Doreski, "Gatsby physically and spiritually dominates the second phase of Nick's narrative, in which it is confirmed, as Gatsby knew, that he and Nick had been in 'ecstatic cahoots' all along" (Dorski). Gatsby has the main role in the book even though it is a story told by Nick. Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan, but... mid-paper... he didn't know much about him. According to Baker, "After settling comfortably into his new surroundings, Nick travels to East Egg to dine with Tom and Daisy Buchanan and so he becomes innocently but inextricably involved in events that culminate in tragedy" (Baker). Nick has moved into his new house, then meets Daisy and Tom and gets drugs into their mess. Works Cited Baker, Charles R. "The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald." Classics by American writers. Ed. Jay Parini. vol. 2. New York: Sons of Charles Scribner, 2004. 109-124. Literary resources from Gale. Network. 14 January 2014. Doreski, C.K. "Fitzgerald, F. Scott 1896-1940." American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies, Retrospective Supplement 1. Ed. A. Walton Litz and Molly Weigel. New York: Sons of Charles Scribner, 1998. 97-120. Literary resources from Gale. Network. January 14. 2014.
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