How Is Money Controlled In The Great Gatsby

Money has always been a dilemma throughout civilization. Financial stability as well as other people’s social hierarchy is also something many people in different decades and until now deal with. At times, money can cause to take control over a person due to their strong desire to have a large amount of money in their pockets as well as using that money to become powerful. Usually, the drive to earn money is because they want to raise there social hierarchy or to live a lifestyle of buying unnecessary things to fill the empty void inside there chests due to there loneliness that they feel. This sometimes can cause the person to become cold and obsessed with money. Scott Fitzgerald's “The Great Gatsby” portrays a story of a wealthy mysterious …show more content…
Daisy and Tom Buchanan, who both come from wealthy families retreated into their money when problems arised. The couple disappeared so suddenly during Gatsby’s death and when people we’re looking for suspects of Myrtle’s death. Daisy Buchanan, the cause of Myrtle’s death with her careless actions, leaves along with her husband and child without even saying a word. Although it might have not been Daisy's idea to leave East Egg , she still did not speak against her maybe husbands idea to leave the dirty work to the people there. Nick also observes the Buchanan’s careless actions, “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” (Fitzgerald ) The Buchanans are insensitive and thoughtless to people around them because of the wealth they own which makes them feel as though if they were to be in a difficult situation they could disappear from the scene. Therefore, even though running away from a problem seems like it helps, no matter how much money you own and pay people to fix it, what goes around will always come