Read the following excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby:

I spent my Saturday nights in New York, because those gleaming, dazzling parties of his were with me so vividly that I could still hear the music and the laughter, faint and incessant, from his garden, and the cars going up and down his drive. One night I did hear a material car there, and saw its lights stop at his front steps. But I didn't investigate. Probably it was some final guest who had been away at the ends of the earth and didn't know that the party was over.

How does this excerpt contribute to the overall meaning of The Great Gatsby? What aesthetic impact is it meant to have on the reader? Be sure to cite evidence from the reading to support your answer.

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Carleen

18 April, 00:26

Read the following excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby:

I spent my Saturday nights in New York, because those gleaming, dazzling parties of his were with me so vividly that I could still hear the music and the laughter, faint and incessant, from his garden, and the cars going up and down his drive. One night I did hear a material car there, and saw its lights stop at his front steps. But I didn't investigate. Probably it was some final guest who had been away at the ends of the earth and didn't know that the party was over.

How does this excerpt contribute to the overall meaning of The Great Gatsby? What aesthetic impact is it meant to have on the reader? Be sure to cite evidence from the reading to support your answer.

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Rylee Mcbride · Answer 1

Great Gatsby was written in the 1920's about life in the US and the effect of the economic boom and high stock market prices to create the "Roaring Twenties" when it was relatively easy to make money. This excerpt talking about the "dazzling parties" relates to the rather decadent life style of the rich and famous of this time. The aesthetic impact could be one of being enticed by the parties with their music and laughter, so vividly recorded on the narrator's brain. The part about the final guest leaves one in suspense as to their identity.