Gatsby's House - Jacob and Daniel H

Gatsby’s house is a key symbol, reflecting Gatsby’s very successful life through his self-made fortune and his fabricated way of life. The house is a direct connection to his love for Daisy. By purchasing the house across the bay from Daisy and hosting outlandish parties to gain recognition, he earned Daisy’s acknowledgment. This was Gatsby’s way of living his own personal American dream. Gatsby’s house was compared to a house of cards by Owl Eyes, stating “that if one brick was removed the whole library was liable to collapse” (50). Here Owl Eyes recognizes Gatsby’s illusion to make false images for himself. In the end, Gatsby’s house, as well as his life, would come crumbling down. Nick Carraway, the narrator of the novel, describes this downfall. “That huge incoherent failure of a house.” (188). Nick realizes the magnitude of Gatsby’s parties and how Gatsby’s name was so infamous. Nick thought he was “one of the first guest who had actually been invited.” Most of Gatsby’s “people were not invited” but just showed up.(41)