Isabel Mitchell
AS English III
Ms. Steward
10 March 2017
Exposing the limit of money
Money can fulfill your needs or help you achieve your dreams, but it cannot ultimately buy you happiness or your dream. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about a millionaire named Jay Gatsby, who is in love with Daisy even though she has since married with Tom Buchanan. Nick, the narrator and cousin of Daisy, experiences the immoral world of the wealthy, the privileges, and the love triangle of affairs on top of affairs. Gatsby is killed by the end of the story by Tom’s mistress’ husband and fails to win Daisy back. Fitzgerald conveys materialism with passion, the desire of possessions, by which American culture during the 1920s was swept away with, a period of dramatic cultural and economic change. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald uses materialism to present many themes such as: wealth does not complete the American dream, but instead causes the decline or decay of the American dream, …show more content…
For example, Owl Eyes notices all of Gatsby’s books are real and uncut: “It's a bona-fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella's a regular Belasco. It's a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop, too – didn't cut the pages. But what do you want? What do you expect?" (38). Gatsby’s practice of materialism is to shield the public from discovering the truth about his past, that he was a poor simple farm boy. Instead of purchasing fake books, the uncut books demonstrates Gatsby's materialistic quality and desire to demonstrate his wealth to guests. However, his past slowly reappears on numerous occasion such as the argument with Tom when he tries to get Daisy to leave with him. All aspects of Gatsby are connected to his American Dream, winning the girl who thought he was too poor for her. However, the truth of his money, bootlegging, and lies slowly unravel and ultimately lead him to his
AS English III
Ms. Steward
10 March 2017
Exposing the limit of money
Money can fulfill your needs or help you achieve your dreams, but it cannot ultimately buy you happiness or your dream. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about a millionaire named Jay Gatsby, who is in love with Daisy even though she has since married with Tom Buchanan. Nick, the narrator and cousin of Daisy, experiences the immoral world of the wealthy, the privileges, and the love triangle of affairs on top of affairs. Gatsby is killed by the end of the story by Tom’s mistress’ husband and fails to win Daisy back. Fitzgerald conveys materialism with passion, the desire of possessions, by which American culture during the 1920s was swept away with, a period of dramatic cultural and economic change. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald uses materialism to present many themes such as: wealth does not complete the American dream, but instead causes the decline or decay of the American dream, …show more content…
For example, Owl Eyes notices all of Gatsby’s books are real and uncut: “It's a bona-fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella's a regular Belasco. It's a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop, too – didn't cut the pages. But what do you want? What do you expect?" (38). Gatsby’s practice of materialism is to shield the public from discovering the truth about his past, that he was a poor simple farm boy. Instead of purchasing fake books, the uncut books demonstrates Gatsby's materialistic quality and desire to demonstrate his wealth to guests. However, his past slowly reappears on numerous occasion such as the argument with Tom when he tries to get Daisy to leave with him. All aspects of Gatsby are connected to his American Dream, winning the girl who thought he was too poor for her. However, the truth of his money, bootlegging, and lies slowly unravel and ultimately lead him to his