Know the value of things, not the price. The Great Gatsby is a twisted novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are people who get so caught up in money that they miss out on the opportunity to appreciate life’s blessing. This is a tragic love story that depicts the theme of the “American Dream” and how it is corrupted by the desire for wealth. What really is the “American Dream” though? It is the right to prosperity, equality, and the pursuit of happiness through hard work and determination. However, F. Scott Fitzgerald unfolds the reality of the American Dream, making it seem as it was never fully attainable. Looking closer, Gatsby did not truly accomplish his dream. If a person were to accomplish their dream without being happy, it’s
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Gatsby stated, “It was full of money- that was inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals’ song of it..” ( Fitzgerald, 108 ). This quote means that Daisy gets what she desires and she’s well sufficient. To be more specific, she doesn’t know what it feels like to want and obtain something because she was always spoon fed. The American dream is being compared to Daisy’s voice which lures and attract males to achieve it at any cost. Especially, Tom and Gatsby. In the quote, it is visually descriptive and the American Dream can be imagined along with the corrupted desire for wealth. Another example is, “There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens, men and girls came and went like moths among the whispering and the champagne and the stars” ( Fitzgerald 39). This imagery describes Gatsby throwing these massive extravagant parties to his guests. The people who attend Gatsby’s parties are there to enjoy the wonderful time which they perceive to be the American dream itself, though looking closer, corruption is easy to …show more content…
After Gatsby dies, Nick Carraway held a funeral for him and invites Meyer Wolfsheim to the funeral. Wolfshiem decided not to attend the funeral and responded: “Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead” ( Fitzgerald 147 ). He uses this as an excuse in order to protect himself from being in any part of the crime scene. He tells Nick that when a man is killed, he keeps out. He also suggests that Nick should cherish the moment with the living and not when they’re dead. It’s ironic how the American Dream is achieved through hard work and dedication but in this story, people were just taking advantages over Gatsby and were using his fame to climb through and succeed. It’s also ironic how Gatsby has always been surrounded by people but now that he is dead, people are avoiding him by not showing up to his funeral, after having been there all summer. This just shows that when people are finally done getting what they want, they just throw it away. They don’t take the time to look back and appreciate anything people have done for them because they are so focused on using people in order to attain their ideal of the American Dream that they take things for
Gatsby stated, “It was full of money- that was inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals’ song of it..” ( Fitzgerald, 108 ). This quote means that Daisy gets what she desires and she’s well sufficient. To be more specific, she doesn’t know what it feels like to want and obtain something because she was always spoon fed. The American dream is being compared to Daisy’s voice which lures and attract males to achieve it at any cost. Especially, Tom and Gatsby. In the quote, it is visually descriptive and the American Dream can be imagined along with the corrupted desire for wealth. Another example is, “There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens, men and girls came and went like moths among the whispering and the champagne and the stars” ( Fitzgerald 39). This imagery describes Gatsby throwing these massive extravagant parties to his guests. The people who attend Gatsby’s parties are there to enjoy the wonderful time which they perceive to be the American dream itself, though looking closer, corruption is easy to …show more content…
After Gatsby dies, Nick Carraway held a funeral for him and invites Meyer Wolfsheim to the funeral. Wolfshiem decided not to attend the funeral and responded: “Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead” ( Fitzgerald 147 ). He uses this as an excuse in order to protect himself from being in any part of the crime scene. He tells Nick that when a man is killed, he keeps out. He also suggests that Nick should cherish the moment with the living and not when they’re dead. It’s ironic how the American Dream is achieved through hard work and dedication but in this story, people were just taking advantages over Gatsby and were using his fame to climb through and succeed. It’s also ironic how Gatsby has always been surrounded by people but now that he is dead, people are avoiding him by not showing up to his funeral, after having been there all summer. This just shows that when people are finally done getting what they want, they just throw it away. They don’t take the time to look back and appreciate anything people have done for them because they are so focused on using people in order to attain their ideal of the American Dream that they take things for