![]() ![]() However Owls are also seen as bad omens: Foreshadowing: - Owl Eyes mutters to himself that "if one brick was removed the whole library was liable to collapse". Owls are traditionally symbols of wisdom and Owl Eyes is the only guest to see through Gatsby's persona. Owl Eyes himself could be a symbolic presence in the library. He compares Gatsby to David Belasco, a Broadway Producer known for his realistic sets, as if Gatsby's an entertainer or an illusionist. He praises Gatsby's attention to detail in maintaining the illusion that he's a well-read gentleman. Owl Eyes emphasises the importance of appearance in the Egg community. The books are real but have never been read - they're props. Fitzgerald uses Owl Eyes to highlight the tension between appearance and reality in Gatsby's life. ![]() ![]() This man, later known as "Owl Eyes", is amazed that Gatsby's books are "real". Nick meets a "stout, middle-aged man, with enormous owl-eyed spectacles" In Gatsby's library. This highlights both Nick and Fitzgerald's simultaneous attraction and repulsion for the era.ฤก. There's a sharp contrast between the guests' bad behaviour and the magical surroundings. The wild excess and drunkenness of Gatsby's parties suggest that Fitzgerald wanted to give a sense of both the depravity and the hedonism of the wealthy 1920s America. We all turned around and looked for Gatsby." 4. Later, when Nick focuses in on people and becomes involved in the party's action, everything becomes sharp and vivid: "She narrowed her eyes and shivered. The party scene seems to increase in pace as the evening progresses, and Nick's perspective changes as well - initially Nick sees everything from far away and it seems romantic and poetic: "floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside, until the air is alive with chatter and laughter". ![]() Gatsby's "blue gardens" are alive with "the whisperings and the champagne and the stars". The poetic language lends a magical atmosphere to the parties. ![]()
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