Greed in “The Great Gatsby”
Money Is power and that can change a person completely from who they were when the money was non-existent. Success with cash flow coming in may seem like it makes a better person of someone , but that is not always the case. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” is a leading example of many forms of greed throughout multiple characters. Tom, Daisy, and Jay all show greed in a similar ways because they all live luxurious lifestyles, yet always desire more or better of anything. In this novel characters do not judge people on who they are but how much money they have. Tom and Daisy are the main examples because they clearly only care about how they appear to others and both share the desire to have more than anyone that stands in their
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He wanted to show Daisy the mansion and the valuable belongings he owned. In this case Daisy does end up falling in love with Jay. Daisy then ends up pairing with Tom because he is more financially inclined. Daisy then with Tom ,eventually has an affair with Jay acting completely careless of how this could have impacted anyone. In addition seeing all of Daisy's actions readers can see that if Tom or Jay didn't have the money that she would be out of the picture because its her obsession for more that attracts her to them.
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Tom shows a bit different form of greediness because he pretends to help George Wilson , but allowed him to think that Gatsby was not only Myrtle Wilson's killer but her lover. Tom was not only a murderer but a liar to keep what he has what is good in his life. This shows how when you have almost everything, you will break all morals to keep it. Tom uses his wealth as a main reason to be disloyal. He is aware that because of his wealth he can get anything and any women he desires. In addition to Tom acting greedy he is a pure racist, he involves himself only with white people because he feels they are better because they control the most money in
Money Is power and that can change a person completely from who they were when the money was non-existent. Success with cash flow coming in may seem like it makes a better person of someone , but that is not always the case. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” is a leading example of many forms of greed throughout multiple characters. Tom, Daisy, and Jay all show greed in a similar ways because they all live luxurious lifestyles, yet always desire more or better of anything. In this novel characters do not judge people on who they are but how much money they have. Tom and Daisy are the main examples because they clearly only care about how they appear to others and both share the desire to have more than anyone that stands in their
way. …show more content…
He wanted to show Daisy the mansion and the valuable belongings he owned. In this case Daisy does end up falling in love with Jay. Daisy then ends up pairing with Tom because he is more financially inclined. Daisy then with Tom ,eventually has an affair with Jay acting completely careless of how this could have impacted anyone. In addition seeing all of Daisy's actions readers can see that if Tom or Jay didn't have the money that she would be out of the picture because its her obsession for more that attracts her to them.
Romain2
Tom shows a bit different form of greediness because he pretends to help George Wilson , but allowed him to think that Gatsby was not only Myrtle Wilson's killer but her lover. Tom was not only a murderer but a liar to keep what he has what is good in his life. This shows how when you have almost everything, you will break all morals to keep it. Tom uses his wealth as a main reason to be disloyal. He is aware that because of his wealth he can get anything and any women he desires. In addition to Tom acting greedy he is a pure racist, he involves himself only with white people because he feels they are better because they control the most money in