Enchanted

The life of Gatsby in this chapter is elegant and everything anyone could want. His parties are to die for filled with laughter, gossip, drinking, music, dancing; it's the wild side and everyone wants be on it. When Nick attends the first party, he is formally invited by Gatsby, and arrives in a sent chauffeured car; and he's immediately enchanted. There is something about this party unlike the other two we have seen that grabs Nick and pulls him in. Perhaps its the constant jazzy music, or the "two finger-bowls of champagne" that had turned the scene into "something significant, elemental, and profound." At any rate, Nick actually says he is enjoying himself at this party, and unlike the others, does not leave with a feeling of disgust or confusion. It brings up the questions, is Nick getting used to the way of life in the East? Or is he just easily influenced by the sugarcoated life-style? Or perhaps is it his interest in Gatsby, a man of mystery and one who is not influenced by this life style, but rather just lives among it (he doesn't even have anything to drink according to Nick)?