People come to America with an open mind and a goal to achieve the “American Dream.” Material possessions, power, and especially wealth form the internal structure of the “American Dream." For most Americans, their dream is based purely upon reaching a superior style of living. Gatsby was a prime example of one of those Americans who pursued his whole life for wealth and power. Gatsby based his whole being on how much money and the possessions he had. He felt that with money came many other benefits to life like winning back his lifelong love, Daisy. When Gatsby first met Daisy, he was deprived and considered unworthy of her because of his lower class. He knew that while he was poor, they had no shot of ever becoming a couple. Gatsby thought that the only way to win Daisy back was to reach for what most people define as the "American Dream." After all Gatsby started from the bottom and got to the top but even at the top he was still at rock bottom.
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Daisy’s voice was "full of money that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals' song in it" (Fitzgerald). Gatsby became so entranced by her voice that he established all of his actions on winning Daisy’s love. Her voice contained the promise of vast riches. However, Gatsby is too hypnotized to realize that money is the only thing her voice promises. She has no compassion, just like how cold, hard cash lacks compassion. Although she appears to be full of light and sweetness, she is truly cold hearted and self-centered. Daisy is careless for other people's lives, she even lets Gatsby take the blame for the murder of Myrtle. Her care free actions eventually lead to Gatsby's death, for which she expresses no concern and doesn’t even attend the
Daisy’s voice was "full of money that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals' song in it" (Fitzgerald). Gatsby became so entranced by her voice that he established all of his actions on winning Daisy’s love. Her voice contained the promise of vast riches. However, Gatsby is too hypnotized to realize that money is the only thing her voice promises. She has no compassion, just like how cold, hard cash lacks compassion. Although she appears to be full of light and sweetness, she is truly cold hearted and self-centered. Daisy is careless for other people's lives, she even lets Gatsby take the blame for the murder of Myrtle. Her care free actions eventually lead to Gatsby's death, for which she expresses no concern and doesn’t even attend the