The guests are all over the place during the party. The “men and girls came and went like moths” (39). The simile and imagery of the moth is important because it expresses the mentality that Gatsby’s party guests show. Moths move towards light because they view it as a safe haven, but in the end it is the light that leads to their destruction. Gatsby’s guests are just like the moths, they are fascinated by the light and the vividness of the party’s luxury which though they do not know it at the moment, is their destruction. At the party many of the guests start to get drunk and it is known that alcohol distorts vision but also reality. Alcohol and a bad decision could turn a person’s life from carefree and entertaining to tragic, at the party people are “roaring drunk” (42), and to make matters worse two party members ended up in a car crash on page 54, Owl Eyes “[washed] his hands of the whole matter” (54), while the driver completely confused asks “‘wha’s matter?’”(54), and continues with “‘did we run outta gas?’” (54). Fitzgerald uses imagery and negative diction to help explain that the two characters did not know of their actions, the driver’s words were slurred, and Owl Eyes did not really care, either one could have been killed. Prior to the accident, back at the party, alcohol started to
The guests are all over the place during the party. The “men and girls came and went like moths” (39). The simile and imagery of the moth is important because it expresses the mentality that Gatsby’s party guests show. Moths move towards light because they view it as a safe haven, but in the end it is the light that leads to their destruction. Gatsby’s guests are just like the moths, they are fascinated by the light and the vividness of the party’s luxury which though they do not know it at the moment, is their destruction. At the party many of the guests start to get drunk and it is known that alcohol distorts vision but also reality. Alcohol and a bad decision could turn a person’s life from carefree and entertaining to tragic, at the party people are “roaring drunk” (42), and to make matters worse two party members ended up in a car crash on page 54, Owl Eyes “[washed] his hands of the whole matter” (54), while the driver completely confused asks “‘wha’s matter?’”(54), and continues with “‘did we run outta gas?’” (54). Fitzgerald uses imagery and negative diction to help explain that the two characters did not know of their actions, the driver’s words were slurred, and Owl Eyes did not really care, either one could have been killed. Prior to the accident, back at the party, alcohol started to