When we first meet him Gatsby appears to be an extremely rich man, with seemingly no friends. Gatsby throws elaborate parties every weekend; but once the party is over Gatsby seems to be left without anyone, "a sudden emptiness seemed to flow... endowing with complete isolation the figure the figure of the host, who stood on the porch, his hand up in a formal gesture of farewell." All of the guests at the party are really only there for the party, with no apparent friendship towards Gatsby. Fitzgerald uses the analogy that the guests, "come and go like moths." Moths much like Gatsby's party goers are just attracted to the