Money and materialism aren’t merely a driving force for her it is her goal. Jordan wishes to be the popular and cool girl that she saw Daisy as when they were younger. In comes money, its green beacon filling the holes in her life, making her the It girl, and leading her to be cool and indifferent. In her harlequin she becomes detached and reckless. This recklessness is personified in her every manner: cheating at golf, driving wildly, and acting as though Nick was merely a fling. The Great Gatsby is not only a story of love or desire, but is also one of carelessness. The novel captures the romance of the Twenties, but also the recklessness that permeates every breath of the time. In the end this carefree attitude saddles everyone with the consequences. This mockery of the American Dream is an epic piece of literature that draws in everyone with the glitz of the time, but leaves them with a haunting warning. Hope without care is recklessness, and recklessness is the quickest way to self
Money and materialism aren’t merely a driving force for her it is her goal. Jordan wishes to be the popular and cool girl that she saw Daisy as when they were younger. In comes money, its green beacon filling the holes in her life, making her the It girl, and leading her to be cool and indifferent. In her harlequin she becomes detached and reckless. This recklessness is personified in her every manner: cheating at golf, driving wildly, and acting as though Nick was merely a fling. The Great Gatsby is not only a story of love or desire, but is also one of carelessness. The novel captures the romance of the Twenties, but also the recklessness that permeates every breath of the time. In the end this carefree attitude saddles everyone with the consequences. This mockery of the American Dream is an epic piece of literature that draws in everyone with the glitz of the time, but leaves them with a haunting warning. Hope without care is recklessness, and recklessness is the quickest way to self