The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story of many different hidden meanings. The theme of the story has to do with society and social class. The book shows us that unhappiness is found everywhere. Thus the only element not restricted to one class is unhappiness.
Many believe that the wealthy have a perfect life when in reality they’re just as unhappy as the middle class. In the first chapter Nick Carraway states “When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a certain moral attention forever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart. Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction--Gatsby, who represented everything for which i have an unaffected scorn” (pg 2). In this quote Nick is basically saying that even though Gatsby isn’t the richest man Nick still sees him a someone good with potential, a person that may not be easily found in the higher society. This just goes to show that the people you see potential in may just be an average person. …show more content…
The wealthy prefer to showboat their wealth whereas average people just want a place to call home. “I lived at West Egg, the – well, the least fashionable of the two[…] My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor's lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires—all for eighty dollars a month” (pg 5) says Nick Carraway. Nick is humble. He doesn’t mind living in a small house surrounded by big mansions. Nick appreciates what he haves even though it is not much, it it still enough. Some wealthy people have everything they could ever want and still don't appreciate it. Nick lives in a decent house, is happy, and still pays less than those living in over priced
Many believe that the wealthy have a perfect life when in reality they’re just as unhappy as the middle class. In the first chapter Nick Carraway states “When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a certain moral attention forever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart. Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction--Gatsby, who represented everything for which i have an unaffected scorn” (pg 2). In this quote Nick is basically saying that even though Gatsby isn’t the richest man Nick still sees him a someone good with potential, a person that may not be easily found in the higher society. This just goes to show that the people you see potential in may just be an average person. …show more content…
The wealthy prefer to showboat their wealth whereas average people just want a place to call home. “I lived at West Egg, the – well, the least fashionable of the two[…] My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor's lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires—all for eighty dollars a month” (pg 5) says Nick Carraway. Nick is humble. He doesn’t mind living in a small house surrounded by big mansions. Nick appreciates what he haves even though it is not much, it it still enough. Some wealthy people have everything they could ever want and still don't appreciate it. Nick lives in a decent house, is happy, and still pays less than those living in over priced