two motor-boats slit the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam" or in line 37 to line 41 "The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside, until the air is alive with chatter and laughter, and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other's name". As far as the narrator is concerned, he is describing Gatsby's parties with admiration and a kind of fascination by using very positive adjectives such as line 24 "glistening". Nick's way of describing the parties emphasizes Gatsby's affluence, his property and his consumer goods. Indeed the tone used is very light, amused and subjective. All these devices allow the reader to picture the scene and in a certain way to take part in the party.
             This is a first-person narrative as the use of the pronoun "I" shows for example line 4. The narrator is Nick Carraway. The text is written in direct speech as the dialogue is presented between quotation marks, and accompanied by a reporting verb, for instance in line 104 ""You've dyed your hair since then," remarked Jordan". The narrator is not the main character, he is a minor character so the reader may assume he is not objective nor reliable since Nick's vision may be biased. Indeed he has a limited viewpoint and the reader perceives the scene only through his eyes, his description and his own interpretation. As a results the reader must not take into account what is described by the narrator and have his own interpretation. Indeed Nick gives his opinions and shares his thoughts with the reader, for example line 57 "I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby's house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited" or line 76 "I was sure they were selling something". Moreover, Nick Ca...