The Role Of House In The Great Gatsby

The reason why Gatsby paid for the mansion is that she would be across the water (Fitzgerald 85). Gatsby continued getting closer to Daisy (Fitzgerald 84). Gatsby had asked Daisy for a Dance at a party (Fitzgerald 113). When Tom left the room Daisy, took a chance and walked over to Gatsby was pulled closer to Daisy so she could kiss him on the mouth (Fitzgerald 123). Daisy wants to go in town with Gatsby but Tom over heard and he said he wanted to go (Fitzgerald 127). When Tom walked over to Daisy and Gatsby were staring at each other (Fitzgerald 127).

Nick states that Gatsby had “bedrooms swathed in rose and lavender silk and vivid with new flowers, through dressing-rooms and pool rooms, and bathrooms” (Fitzgerald 92), had a pure gold bathroom set, and that Gatsby even had clothes specially made for him by a man in England. When Daisy visits Gatsby’s mansion, she became fascinated with the beauty of everything, which the reason Gatsby bought all of it was that he knew she would be amazed at his mansion. He would also buy all sorts of items for his parties in hopes that Daisy would come to one of the parties or he might even be brought up in a conversation with one of her friends, such as; “glistening hors d'oeuvre, spiced baked hams crowded against salads of harlequin designs and pastry pigs and turkeys bewitched to a dark gold” (Fitzgerald 39-40), enough canvas and lights to cover his massive garden, and a special band to visit his mansion during the parties to entertain the people with jazz music. “If it wasn’t for the mist we could see your home across the bay,” said Gatsby. “You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock”” (Fitzgerald 94) proves that Gatsby bought his humongous mansion just to be closer to Daisy. Another way to know that he bought his mansion just so he could be closer to Daisy is when

Gatsby purchased the home in hopes he could see Daisy again. This adds to the theme because Gatsby is taking action based on Daisy. He waits for Daisy to attend one of his parties, and when she doesn’t he makes a plan to see her. The scene displays foreshadowing, revelation, and pathos. Foreshadowing is shown by Nick agreeing to invite Daisy to tea. Revelation is shown by the past of Gatsby and Daisy being revealed. Pathos is shown by the readers feeling sympathy towards Gatsby because he longs for Daisy.

Isn't that just as their home is described? (Even the word home seems too warm a descriptor to use surrounding the Buchanans). A lawn, lush and manicured (especially in the summer), that begins at the beach and is spotted with ornamentation and molded into areas for leisure may have visual appeal but is in no way organic or natural. Their house: Georgian; classical, but the many windows only reflect the golden sunshine of the outdoors. They are not transparent and the implication is that there is nothing behind them of substance to see anyway, if they were. As we come to know, within the Buchanan's house (or within the Buchanans themselves) there is no substantive warmth, love or familial relationships which one might expect to see evidence of upon peering through the windows of a home. In describing their estate, Fitzgerald alerts the reader early on seamlessly, subtly, completely incorporated within the plot and structure, to the true character of the Buchanans. Additionally, the house is a symbol of the Buchanan's social standing. Its location in East Egg (the more fashionable and "old monied" side of the bay) and the fact that even for East Egg it is expansive and impressive speaks to the high social standing Tom and Daisy Buchanan

Gatsby had bought the mansion so that he’d be close and similar to daisy. "'I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night,' went on Jordan."(Fitzgerald 63) Gatsby hosted these extravagant parties to woe Daisy in hope the parties would interest her enough to attend. Gatsby is stuck in his past, he’d posed as a wealthy man at the party which they’d first met at and ever since, this has drove him to his money crazy.

At the onset of this book, the reader is introduced to the narrator, Nick Carraway, who relates the past happenings that construct the story of Jay Gatsby and Nick during the summer of 1922. After fighting in World War I, or the Great War as Nick called it, Nick left his prominent family in the West of America for the North where he intended to learn the bond business. Nick was originally supposed to share a house in West Egg near New York City with an associate of his, but the man backed out and so Nick lived with only a Finnish cook. Right next door, Gatsby lived in a glorious mansion with expansive gardens and a marble swimming pool, among other luxuries. Yet Nick did not even hear about Gatsby until he went to visit his

Jay Gatsby, the title character of the novel is an incredibly wealthy young man, living in a medieval mansion in West Egg on an imaginary area of Long Island. Gatsby has many laudable traits. For example, he is filled with optimism and the ability to transform his dreams into reality. Jay is also extremely faithful to his true love, Daisy Buchanan, even to the point of death. When we first meet Gatsby, he is the aloof host of the fantastically opulent parties thrown every weekend at his mansion. It appears he is surrounded by wondrous luxury and is courted by beautiful women and the rich and powerful men of the time. Jay is also a very admirable character due to his status of wealth and being a hero of War World I, “In the Argonne Forest I took two machine gun detachments so far forward that there was half a mile gap on either side… I was promoted to be a major, and every Allied government gave me a decoration- even Montenegro”. However, Nick who narrates the book views Gatsby as a flawed man who is dishonest, deceitful, a liar, and a dreamer whom is searching for answers in the past, “he talked a lot about the past, and I gathered that he wanted to recover something, some idea of himself, perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy… if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was…”

“‘She’s not to know about it. Gatsby doesn’t want her to know. You’re just supposed to invite her to tea’” (pg. 79). He was used, just like his house was, as a meeting place for Gatsby and Daisy.

To begin with, Gatsby’s desire to rekindle the flame between his dearest Daisy and himself causes a series of awful decisions to arise. For instance, after Mr. Carraway attends the grand party that Jay Gatsby was throwing, it comes to his attention the reason why the affluent man was living in West Egg instead of the elite East Egg. That reason being that“Gatsby bought [the] house so that Daisy would

In the novel, Jay Gatsby, an exceedingly wealthy man, throws extravagant, and lavish parties, but behind his wealth, and all the parties he remains unsatisfied. Daisy questions, “I love it, but I don’t see how you live there all alone.” (Fitzgerald 90). In this scene Daisy is astonished by the enormous size of Gatsby's mansion. His mansion is so large yet he has no one to fill it. He has so many rooms and accommodations for everyone but his empty house is a representation of his empty heart; for without Daisy it

Nick explains how enormous Gatsby's mansion is in the quote “The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard—it was a factual imitation of some Hôtel 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” (9). Gatsby was famous in the city for two things, his sudden uprising of wealth and to a higher extent was his vast stravigent parties as seen through

Gatsby’s mansion seems more dull in the film than in the novel. In the book, his mansion is described as lavish and tasteful (though Gatsby himself is not tasteful, his mansion and its furnishings are). But in the film, his mansion is but a venue for parties – it is grandiose but lacks taste. This aids in accentuating the fact that Gatsby’s wealth does not satisfy him – his mansion seems grand and elegant from the outside but is tasteless from within; he is rich in material wealth but is empty and dissatisfied inside.

Overall, Fitzgerald obviously put a great amount of thought in choosing Nick Carraway, and innocent, exclusive, yet completely ever-present character as the narrator of the story. Because of Nick’s circumstance and character,

He wants to be the perfect man for Daisy. “We both looked down at the grass –there was a sharp line where my ragged lawn ended and the darker, well-kept expanse of his began. I suspected he meant my grass” (p82). This shows the theme of appearance against reality and how Gatsby wants everything to look presentable and nice for his first meeting with Daisy after five years. He feels like having a lot of wealth, a flashy car and an enormous palace, he can reconquer her love, who is a materialistic woman. He spent years on end throwing parties, to get himself known as a rich man and so that he could attract Daisy.” He wants her to see his house … And your house is right next door” (p79). “I want you and Daisy to come over to my house… I’ d like to show her around” (p.89). Here he is planning on making his dream come true. By having Daisy at his house, he can show her that he is wealthy enough to provide for her what she wants.

The character Jay Gatsby the argument that money cannot buy bliss. Mr. Gatsby as a very wealthy young man. Gatsby has a massive amount of fortune that he could by anything that he pleased except for one thing in particular, happiness. With this money Gatsby tries win the back the heart of an old lover, Daisy Buchanan. Daisy Buchanan was related to Nick Carraway, who just happened to be neighbors with Gatsby. Jordan, who was a dear friend of Daisy and Nick’s, was talking to Nick about Gatsby lifelong dream she proclaimed, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (78). Gatsby bought his large luxurious mansion that was located right in front of Daisy in search for her attention. Gatsby had bought that very immense and expensive mansion just to be close