Novel The Great Gatsby author F.Scott Fitzgerald takes place In Roaring Twenties. When People from all social classes suddenly got aware of status differences. This could be the effect of jump of stock market or the aftermath of World War I. Whilst The Great Gatsby explores a number of themes, none is more prevalent than Status being more important than money. Jay Gatsby was not able to get Daisy although he had money but did not have status.On the other hand Daisy did not leave Tom Buchanan because he had better status than Gatsby. Tom Buchanan is cheating on Daisy but cannot marry the woman he has an affair with because she has lower status than him.
Jay Gatsby attempts to win back Daisy by increasing his social status and using his wealth. …show more content…
In military uniform Gatsby was able to hide his social background that was why Daisy accepted him as upper class. Wearing the same uniform as other soldiers gave him status same as other soldiers. Jordan told to nick “The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking, in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at some time, and because it seemed romantic to me I have remembered the incident ever since. His name was Jay Gatsby”(81). This quote shows that Daisy and Gatsby were in love each other. Then Daisy married Tom Buchanan who was more rich and had better status than Gatsby. Daisy once again got in relationship with Gatsby when he became rich. She was not aware of how he got rich. When Gatsby first show Daisy his big mansion, she cried “That huge place over there?”(97). It seemed like Gatsby is excited to discover Gatsby’s wealth and when Gatsby asks her if she liked it she replies that she loved it. This proves Daisy’s love for wealth. When Gatsby shows Daisy his shirts she says “They’re such beautiful shirts, it makes me sad because I have never seen such- such beautiful shirts before”(99). This could be put on a way that Gatsby had become wealthier than Daisy. She was in love with his wealth but later on Tom Buchanan told her truth about Gatsby. When she became aware of Gatsby's status she left him even though he took the blame of killing Mrs. Wilson for Daisy. Daisy is unable to accept negative impact of her
Jay Gatsby attempts to win back Daisy by increasing his social status and using his wealth. …show more content…
In military uniform Gatsby was able to hide his social background that was why Daisy accepted him as upper class. Wearing the same uniform as other soldiers gave him status same as other soldiers. Jordan told to nick “The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking, in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at some time, and because it seemed romantic to me I have remembered the incident ever since. His name was Jay Gatsby”(81). This quote shows that Daisy and Gatsby were in love each other. Then Daisy married Tom Buchanan who was more rich and had better status than Gatsby. Daisy once again got in relationship with Gatsby when he became rich. She was not aware of how he got rich. When Gatsby first show Daisy his big mansion, she cried “That huge place over there?”(97). It seemed like Gatsby is excited to discover Gatsby’s wealth and when Gatsby asks her if she liked it she replies that she loved it. This proves Daisy’s love for wealth. When Gatsby shows Daisy his shirts she says “They’re such beautiful shirts, it makes me sad because I have never seen such- such beautiful shirts before”(99). This could be put on a way that Gatsby had become wealthier than Daisy. She was in love with his wealth but later on Tom Buchanan told her truth about Gatsby. When she became aware of Gatsby's status she left him even though he took the blame of killing Mrs. Wilson for Daisy. Daisy is unable to accept negative impact of her