we learn to demonstrate our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead" (180). The Great Gatsby, a thriller that unfolds in 189 pages, depicts the life of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Jay Gatsby exists as a man with fake money chasing the American dream. The pursuit of his dream leads him straight to death. Gatsby's death shows the values of his so-called "friends" and the society of the 1920s. One idea, according to Gatsby, is that he never lacks great friends. Many people come to his parties and don't even know him. Nick Carraway is high on this list of amazing friends, so high that he's one of the ones who actually gets invited to Gatsby's extravagant party. “I think the first night I went to Gatsby's house I was one of the few guests actually invited. People weren't invited, they went there” (45). In reality, Carraway and Owl Eyes are the only two truly amazing friends that Gatsby has. They're there when it counts, the rest of the friends in his party are nowhere to be seen. "Go ahead! He started. Why, my God! they were going the...

Topic > we learn to demonstrate our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead" (180). The Great Gatsby, a thriller that unfolds in 189 pages, depicts the life of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Jay Gatsby exists as a man with fake money chasing the American dream. The pursuit of his dream leads him straight to death. Gatsby's death shows the values of his so-called "friends" and the society of the 1920s. One idea, according to Gatsby, is that he never lacks great friends. Many people come to his parties and don't even know him. Nick Carraway is high on this list of amazing friends, so high that he's one of the ones who actually gets invited to Gatsby's extravagant party. “I think the first night I went to Gatsby's house I was one of the few guests actually invited. People weren't invited, they went there” (45). In reality, Carraway and Owl Eyes are the only two truly amazing friends that Gatsby has. They're there when it counts, the rest of the friends in his party are nowhere to be seen. "Go ahead! He started. Why, my God! they were going the...