first
moves to a giant home across the sound fromand throws lavish parties to try to attract her
attention. Then, once he reunites with her throughand , he tries to win Daisy's affection in the
following ways:
He gives her a personal tour of his immense home, showing off
all his possessions. This includes having , a party guest who lurks around Gatsby's mansion and
more or less squats there, play the grand piano for her. Gatsby also shows her his many, many
shirts in a myriad of colors, which makes her cry. He is conveying to Daisy, who has long
represented money and security to him, that he has wealth to rival 'swealth enough to support
her in the style to which she has become accustomed.
Gatsby also invites her
to one of his lavish parties, which she attends with Tom. However, she is unimpressed by the
crush of people not of her social standing, and Gatsby understands she is unhappy. He therefore
stops throwing his famous parties, as they have...
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