The Great Gatsby
Why does Fitzgerald list all of Gatsby's party guests?
Any info will help.
Any info will help.
Fitzgerald lists all of Gatsby's party guests, so that we the readers can get a sense of the type of people who attend. There is a theme here. The guests are generally rich and have little interest in Gatsby himself (other than the mystery behind him). Fitzgerald generally describes them as self-absorbed and only interested in the excess of the party, "the people came like moths to the flame."