The 1920s was an era where many people believed that wealth could bring them happiness. Because of this mentality, excess materialism was widely rampant during this decade, also due to a rise in mass consumerism and a post-war economic boom that seemed to set no limits on people’s prosperity. Besides the rise in mass consumerism, this post-war economic boom was also attributed by a growing number of jobs available, more paychecks, and the use of credit that enabled Americans to buy more things (Bryson). As living standards got better, these good economic conditions enabled Americans to spend more leisure time and, unfortunately, become materialistic. Daisy Buchanan, a character in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is an embodiment
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Much of the book centers around the main character, Gatsby, trying to win over Daisy, which was the only path to his happiness. Unfortunately Gatsby had no “comfortable family standing behind him…” (156), unlike Tom and resorted to acquiring wealth illegally, like bootlegging alcohol. Once rich, Gatsby used his wealth to buy a mansion across from Daisy’s house and hold extravagant parties in order to match up to Daisy’s standards and win her love and approval. Unfortunately, Daisy rejects Gatsby. Furthermore, he is framed for a murder that Daisy committed and is …show more content…
The pursuit of happiness has always been a relentless dream for humans. Gatsby’s dream was to marry Daisy. He spent his entire life creating this illusion of grandeur around himself, by acquiring wealth through bootlegging, buying his mansion, and holding the parties just so he could get closer to Daisy. The parties aren’t genuine; there are many strangers who arrive just to make the parties seem like they’re relevant and Gatsby himself hardly ever shows up. But no matter how much Gatsby tries to elevate his own status, he still couldn’t bring himself up to the high standards of Daisy and Tom. The way how Gatsby’s trees are portrayed as fading into whispers presents Gatsby’s relevance as being fleeting, and his efforts to pursue Daisy’s love as nothing. His pursuing of wealth was in fact a happiness out of
Much of the book centers around the main character, Gatsby, trying to win over Daisy, which was the only path to his happiness. Unfortunately Gatsby had no “comfortable family standing behind him…” (156), unlike Tom and resorted to acquiring wealth illegally, like bootlegging alcohol. Once rich, Gatsby used his wealth to buy a mansion across from Daisy’s house and hold extravagant parties in order to match up to Daisy’s standards and win her love and approval. Unfortunately, Daisy rejects Gatsby. Furthermore, he is framed for a murder that Daisy committed and is …show more content…
The pursuit of happiness has always been a relentless dream for humans. Gatsby’s dream was to marry Daisy. He spent his entire life creating this illusion of grandeur around himself, by acquiring wealth through bootlegging, buying his mansion, and holding the parties just so he could get closer to Daisy. The parties aren’t genuine; there are many strangers who arrive just to make the parties seem like they’re relevant and Gatsby himself hardly ever shows up. But no matter how much Gatsby tries to elevate his own status, he still couldn’t bring himself up to the high standards of Daisy and Tom. The way how Gatsby’s trees are portrayed as fading into whispers presents Gatsby’s relevance as being fleeting, and his efforts to pursue Daisy’s love as nothing. His pursuing of wealth was in fact a happiness out of