This reminds me of the movie "The First Time" where main character, Dave Hodgeman, falls spontaneously in love with a girl at a party who is currently in a relationship. She flirts back, leading him on, but does it absently, as she is focused on her boyfriend at the time. In the same way, Nick seems fully invested in Jordan while she addresses him plainly and "impersonally" as if preoccupied with something else.

This quote reminds me of basically every teen movie, where the "loser" of the group finally gets a ticket to hang with the cool kids, specifically Mean Girls. In this movie, the main character, Katy, gets an opportunity to go to a crazy party where she meets the most popular mean girl posse at school. The once sweet, innocent Katy becomes converted and exposed to all sorts of issues regarding drugs, gossip, and scandal. In the same way, before Nick had ever even met Gatsby, he had led a normal life, all of that soon changed as he was introduced to the same things Katy was.

This is honestly a quite pitiful example, but personally, this makes me think of the sad feeling I get when my family orders thin crust pizza as opposed to the 1000x more delicious thick crust option. No matter the amount of toppings and special ingredients, thin crust will just never measure up to the quality of a good thick crust pizza. This is seen in the novel as Gatsby's orchestra is described not as a "thin five-piece affair" but as an extravagant ensemble for the people's enjoyment. This eludes to the fact that Gatsby would never settle for a simple, thin effort, but that he will display his riches in the most elaborate of manners.

This quote reminds me of one of my favorite childhood movies/books, Ramona and Beezus, where Ramona becomes sick and her dad offers ways to make her feel better. Due to Ramona's interest in art, her dad rolls out an extra long sheet of paper for them to create a mural on. Just as Ramona's dad rolls out a long sheet of canvas to make Ramona feel better on a bad day, I think Gatsby uses caterers with their long canvases to make himself feel better with the use of his riches to throw these nonsensical, extravagant parties.

This quote makes me think of the artificially fruit baskets often found on the dining tables of many upper class people. I have always found these to be so useless and arrogant, in a sense. In the same way, I think this is seen in the way Gatsby seemingly uses his riches for useless matters, buying bulk fruit solely for the purpose of demonstrating his immense wealth; however, perhaps this fruit crates serve a greater purpose.

This quote reminds me when I used to have moths inhabiting my house, chewing holes through all of my clothes. These moths would chew one hole in each clothing article, almost as if it were attracted to each one initially and then became tired of its taste soon after. In the same way, Gatsby's party guests come and go as they please, attracted only to the glamor of the parties, taking from his wealth in bits and pieces.