Jay Gatsby was excessive in every spectrum of his life. One example of his excessive lifestyle is his view of the "good life". Gatsby's parties were frequent, humongous, and extravagant. " Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiter in New York... every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulp less halves... By seven o'clock the orchestra has arrived. No thin five piece affair, but a whole pit full of oboes and trombones and saxophones and violas and..." These examples are o

Gatsby did not only excessively spend his money on parties. He also spent a myriad of money on clothing, cars, and a plethora of other toys. "...He opened for us two hulking patent cabinets which held his massed suits and dressing gowns and ties, and shirts piled like bricks in stacks a dozen high. 'I've got a man in England who buys me clothes. He sends over a selection of things at the beginning of each season, spring and fall.'" It is amazing that someone would waste the money to have someone in England send clothes for each season, most of which Gatsby has never seen, let alone wore! This is not in any way a dangerous kind of excessiveness, but it just is another great example of Gatsby's fruitful, and outlandish lifestyle.

nly a little slice of the essentials for a "Gatsby" party. All of this excessiveness is way beyond rational, and reason. Another example of his excessive parties is the fact that people would be so trashed that in one event, a couple guests are in a car accident and do not even realize it. Aft

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