... to show, at least in their public lives, that they have a much better all around character than those people in the lower classes. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald we are shown that there is a place where all social classes are much more similar than they are different. We become aware ... the fact that this gathering was filled with smoke and alcohol two things that fueled the chaos throughout the party. This is shown very well when Nick notes: "The bottle of whiskey-a second one- was now in constant demand by all present, excepting Catherine who "felt just as good on nothing ...

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