The supposed "guests" at all of Gatsby's parties are prime examples of

satire in The Great Gatsby. Many people who attended the parties were never even

Fitzgerald uses each character and action in The Great Gatsby to point out different flaw in society during the nineteen-twenties. The guests at the parties satirize carelessness in the commonwealth. Gatsby satirizes the self-consciousness of the rich. And prohibition satirizes the unwillingness of society to abide by the law. Although this novel was written in 1925, it still has great meaning today and will probably continue to have great meaning for years to come.

Although Gatsby himself did not seem as dissolute as his guests, he did have flaws. On outward appearance, Jay Gatsby seemed to be a rich, well-rounded man who was always very poised and eloquent. But when turned inward, this confident man seemed very self-conscious and scared. He was scared that people would find out about his past and realize that he was not always the rich and graceful man that he now is. Throughout the novel, Gatsby inform

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