Furthermore, the color blue depicts sadness which represents how the guests really feel inside because in order to succeed in their world, they feel the need tear one another down in order to gain as much as possible for themselves. Like the destructive bugs that eat away at things, Gatsby’s guests destroy other people’s attempt to have fun, thus they are arrogant and careless. In addition, to prepare for the party, it took “several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to make a Christmas tree of Gatsby’s enormous garden.” (p 40) Gatsby makes his place look refined and richer as a way to show off. All the extravagant decorations seems repugnant because it is really just to impress other rich and egotistical people. During the party, Nick notices, “there were whispers about [Gatsby] from those who had found little that it was necessary to whisper about in this world.” This treatment of the host demonstrates how the guests are insincere and unappreciative of the party. Driven by greed and negligence, the guests show interest for Gatsby only to ruin his reputation and make him seem