In chapter four, the first three pages are devoted to a list of guest that attend Gatsby’s parties. This matches earlier mention in the book about the enormous amount of food needed for his parties. I find it interesting that he list so many people and the tone of the book suggest that one should know all these people personally. However this is impossible because they are fictional characters not based on any historical people. His use of the term “old sport” in reference to Nick brings to mind the movie “The Santa Claus”. In this movie, the head elf refers to the new Santa’s child as “Sport”, even though they didn’t know each other. This is similar to Gatsby because it seems like a very friendly term even though they don’t know each other well. “My incredulity was submerged in fascination now; it was like skimming hastily through a dozen magazines” (Fitzgerald 71). This quote is a simile. It’s comparing Gatsby larger-than-life explanation of his life to flipping through a magazine so swiftly one just catches the bold phrases and wonderful pictures. One is reliving, or living just the highlights of life so swiftly, there is no savoring or depth.
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