The parties mainly focused on binge drinking, dancing, socializing, and gambling. At first Carraway felt strange going to parties where everyone was upper class, but after a few sips of alcohol he felt like he fit in with the crowd. Gatsby threw these parties to get the attention of his beloved Daisy: it is not money itself that brings happiness, but rather the opportunities and choices that money allows” (Smith). “Money gave Gatsby the opportunity to buy a huge mansion exactly across the sea from his beloved Daisy, to throw expensive parties to attract her attention, expensive clothes, cars to amaze her and become one of the people most famous in the world."