Sam Scarrow

What jumped out at me during my research was the fact that the plot of The Great Gatsby took place throughout the period of Prohibition in the United States.  It seemed odd to me that, with alcohol playing such a prominent role in The Great Gatsby, Nick (and Fitzgerald) would let the parties' blatant violation of national law go uncommented upon.  Perhaps Gatsby's connection to those with "gonnegtions" allows him to continue his soirees unchecked and unnoticed by the law.  In essence, this invitation goes further in acknowledging the irksomeness of Prohibition than the book ever did, in an attempt to place the book in a more detailed historical context.