The 1920’s was a time of ¬¬celebratory change and “The Lost Generation”, which is the generation going through maturity post World War I. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the famous fictional book, The Great Gatsby published in 1925. The story revolved around a group of wealthy people in the fictional town of West Egg, New York. Narrated by Nick Carraway, he tells his story of how he met the great Gatsby, or Jay Gatsby. Several years before, the less financially stable Gatsby met the beautiful and wealthy Daisy Buchanan during his military time. Because of his line of work demands mobility, the two must depart ways. He builds a successfully, although illegal, career for himself and becomes known as an extravagant, rich party host. The spontaneous
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in “The American Dream”). The characters of Great Gatsby own big decorated homes, attend the biggest parties, and spend their money to get whatever they please. Historically, many inventions were made in the early 1900’s. This included vacuum cleaners, hair driers, improved televisions, etc. These items added to the numerous objects made available to the public and causing the people to want more and more. The materialistic nature appears in both the wealthy and the poor and it leads to corruption in the two. And in Fitzgerald’s famous book, whether the characters had everything or nothing, they wanted to own everything until their …show more content…
Jay Gatsby met Daisy when he was poor and fell in love with the idea of her and what she owned. When talking about Daisy, Gatsby says, “Her voice is full of money” (Fitzgerald 128). He associates Daisy with what she has: money. It was not really Daisy he loved, but the idea of her wealthy origin. He had an obsession to be rich and even befriended a man, who he would then try to inherit money from. When he is unable to receive the inheritance, he comes up with another method in order to get money through the means of illegal activity. Fitzgerald shows how money leads to corruption. Gatsby did not care how he got to the fortune as long as he got the money to impress the girl of his dreams. During Gatsby’s home tour, Nick notices, “His bedroom was the simplest room of all—except where the dresser was garnished with a toilet set of pure dull gold” (98). His money was spent on even a toilet made of gold just to show he had money. The gold did not help for special needs or anything, just to look beautiful. Gatsby’s mind was set on appearances of the wealthy, which meant he had to buy materialistic things. It actually meant nothing at the end. Gatsby’s death proves his success to be worthless when he is shot and killed and the woman he did it all for did not fully commit to
in “The American Dream”). The characters of Great Gatsby own big decorated homes, attend the biggest parties, and spend their money to get whatever they please. Historically, many inventions were made in the early 1900’s. This included vacuum cleaners, hair driers, improved televisions, etc. These items added to the numerous objects made available to the public and causing the people to want more and more. The materialistic nature appears in both the wealthy and the poor and it leads to corruption in the two. And in Fitzgerald’s famous book, whether the characters had everything or nothing, they wanted to own everything until their …show more content…
Jay Gatsby met Daisy when he was poor and fell in love with the idea of her and what she owned. When talking about Daisy, Gatsby says, “Her voice is full of money” (Fitzgerald 128). He associates Daisy with what she has: money. It was not really Daisy he loved, but the idea of her wealthy origin. He had an obsession to be rich and even befriended a man, who he would then try to inherit money from. When he is unable to receive the inheritance, he comes up with another method in order to get money through the means of illegal activity. Fitzgerald shows how money leads to corruption. Gatsby did not care how he got to the fortune as long as he got the money to impress the girl of his dreams. During Gatsby’s home tour, Nick notices, “His bedroom was the simplest room of all—except where the dresser was garnished with a toilet set of pure dull gold” (98). His money was spent on even a toilet made of gold just to show he had money. The gold did not help for special needs or anything, just to look beautiful. Gatsby’s mind was set on appearances of the wealthy, which meant he had to buy materialistic things. It actually meant nothing at the end. Gatsby’s death proves his success to be worthless when he is shot and killed and the woman he did it all for did not fully commit to