What does this quote mean Then wear the gold hat if that will move her If you can bounce high bounce for her too Till she cry 'Lover gold-hatted high-bouncing lover I must have you'?

Answer 1

Thomas Parke D'Invilliers is both a pen name of Francis Scott Fitzgerald and a character in his first novel, This Side Of Paradise. The epigraph for Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby features a poem ostensibly by D'Invilliers called Then Wear the Gold Hat.

Then wear the gold hat, if that will move her;

If you can bounce high, bounce for her too,

Till she cry "Lover, gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover,

I must have you!"

These words seem to indicate somebody using material deception in order to win a girl. In other words, "bling" yourself out (for lack of a better word) so that a woman who would otherwise not notice you will pay attention. This is precisely what Gatsby does -- he wears a "gold hat" (not literally, but figuratively) to win Daisy.

Answer 2

This quote implies that a person should go to great lengths, even wearing fancy accessories or performing impressive feats, to win over someone they desire. It suggests that taking bold actions and displaying dedication may capture the other person's attention and affection.