The Not So Great Gatsby
They say money can’t buy happiness, but maybe it is not the idea of buying happiness but the idea of finding the one aspect in this life to distract the thoughts and the mind of one who is truly unhappy. The pursuit of pleasure however is often clouded with the idea of the social climb and desire for money. Which hides the actual lifelong pursuit of happiness with a true love, which is usually the real goal in life. This holds to be true for Jay Gatsby, the main character in
“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is revealed in the novel Gatsby’s undeniable love for Daisy that sprung in his years as an army general. Through the rest of Gatsby’s life and through the novel every action, down to the location of Gatsby’s house, to every party thrown, to the befriending of his mediocre neighbor, was motivated by his pursuit to obtain Daisy. On the outside looking in on Gatsby’s picturesque life, with all the money and the lavish parties thrown in his gaudy mansion, many would think he had everything. But little do they know that just across the waters that he stared out upon every night from his lavish balcony was the one thing Gatsby truly was pursuing through all of the materialistic things in his life. The green …show more content…
Feeling the same loss of hope in the “American Dream”. The American dream which once stood for independence and perseverance, to work hard and make something one’s self. However, seen clearly through Gatsby the dream turned to be more about the materialistic things in life and the pursuit of pleasure selfishly. No one could change the fate and fame and money Gatsby had, and not earned, and it is shown that hard work just isn’t enough. As the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, the American Dream begins to collapse in the eyes of the Americans, just as Gatsby’s life with Daisy
They say money can’t buy happiness, but maybe it is not the idea of buying happiness but the idea of finding the one aspect in this life to distract the thoughts and the mind of one who is truly unhappy. The pursuit of pleasure however is often clouded with the idea of the social climb and desire for money. Which hides the actual lifelong pursuit of happiness with a true love, which is usually the real goal in life. This holds to be true for Jay Gatsby, the main character in
“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is revealed in the novel Gatsby’s undeniable love for Daisy that sprung in his years as an army general. Through the rest of Gatsby’s life and through the novel every action, down to the location of Gatsby’s house, to every party thrown, to the befriending of his mediocre neighbor, was motivated by his pursuit to obtain Daisy. On the outside looking in on Gatsby’s picturesque life, with all the money and the lavish parties thrown in his gaudy mansion, many would think he had everything. But little do they know that just across the waters that he stared out upon every night from his lavish balcony was the one thing Gatsby truly was pursuing through all of the materialistic things in his life. The green …show more content…
Feeling the same loss of hope in the “American Dream”. The American dream which once stood for independence and perseverance, to work hard and make something one’s self. However, seen clearly through Gatsby the dream turned to be more about the materialistic things in life and the pursuit of pleasure selfishly. No one could change the fate and fame and money Gatsby had, and not earned, and it is shown that hard work just isn’t enough. As the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, the American Dream begins to collapse in the eyes of the Americans, just as Gatsby’s life with Daisy