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astax
astax
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High School - 11th Grade

Compare Gatsby's parties at West Egg and Tom's parties in New York. How do they differ and how are they similar?

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Posted by astax on Thursday November 20, 2008 at 8:06 AM and tagged with differ, gatsby, new york, party, similar, the great gatsby, tom, west egg.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    The parties at both Tom and Gatsby's are both sodden affairs, filled with too much alcohol and it effects. However, the motivation behind the parties is different. Gatsby has parties simply to attract the attention of Daisy Buchanan.No one seems to get hurt at the parties and everyone seems to have a good time. But Gatsby himself doesn't even attend his own parties and is rarely seen during them. Tom wants to have a good time with his mistress, Myrtle. He attends the parties and in fact, becomes on one the biggest boors there. At one memorable party, he gets into an argument with Myrtle and hits her. No one is impressed and most people end up embarrassed at their hosts, unlike Gatsby's parties, where most people never see their host.

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Thursday November 20, 2008 at 10:18 AM