How Does A Little Party Never Killed Nobody Relate To The Great Gatsby

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One pivotal part in The Great Gatsby is when Nick Carraway gets personally invited to attend one of Jay Gatsby’s extravagant parties. In the film, the song that represents Nick’s first approach to the party is “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody” by Fergie, Q-Tip, and GoonRock. This song’s lyrics describe Jay Gatsby’s party, the hectic event in which Nick attends. This song also applies to the lines in the novel as Nick enters Jay Gatsby’s mansion for the very first time, feeling very important to have been the only one handed an invitation to be present at Gatsby’s over-the-top gathering. Overall, the novel and the film both include the scene that reflects on the lyrics of the song, “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody.”
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Jay Gatsby’s many extravagant gatherings include loud music, food, and most of all, hundreds of people inside his giant mansion. This song fits perfectly with this scene because it relates to the parties that Gatsby has every weekend. When Nick received a mysterious letter addressed to him from Jay Gatsby himself, he opened it and saw that he had been invited to attend Gatsby’s party. He says, “…I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited,” (Fitzgerald 41). So Nick went to Gatsby’s giant party, wondering what it would be like. As the night went on, the orchestra, gypsies, and swimmers all had arrived. The party was filled with “swirls and eddies of people,” (Fitzgerald 42). In the song, “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody,” Fergie sings, “You don’t see one person sitting down.” This relates to the novel because Nick stated that there was a whole crowd of people that he did not know, and all of them were standing up, dancing, and socializing. As Nick walked further into Gatsby’s mansion, he decided he wanted “to get roaring drunk,” (Fitzgerald 42). Servers and waiters passed around drinks to all of the people. In the song, the lyrics are, “They got drinks in their hands and the room’s a bust,” (Fergie).

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