“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had" (Fitzgerald 1). If the characters in this novel would have listened to this advice, they would have realized all the great things that they have and several lives would have been spared. The American Dream is defined as someone starting low on the economic or social level, and working hard towards prosperity, wealth and fame. By having money, a car, a big house, nice clothes and a happy family symbolizes the American Dream. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel that shows what happened to the American Dream in the 1920’s, which is a time period when the dreams became corrupted for many
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She is constantly surrounded by money but can never be fully satisfied. Daisy is portrayed as an innocent, wealthy woman who always dressed in white. The color white helps convey the message of purity. Daisy does not have to work for much throughout her life, and some many say she is not hard working and is careless. One can see her carelessness through her voice. Fitzgerald suggests Daisy has been provided with what she may need throughout her lifetime. Daisy has been fortunate with an education and always having money at her disposal. All her life she has grown up with the image and idea of money alongside of her. Gatsby says, “Her voice is full of money” (120). When Gatsby says this, he suggests that Daisy’s daily life is surrounded by the topics of wealth, money, and class. Gatsby hesitate about his comment because no one has ever confronted Daisy about her consistently talking about money. One learns about Daisy’s prosperity in the opening pages of the novel. Fitzgerald describes East Egg, the area where Daisy lives, as “Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water (5). Daisy is surrounded by wealth, therefore purchases everything she wants, but this still does not bring her
She is constantly surrounded by money but can never be fully satisfied. Daisy is portrayed as an innocent, wealthy woman who always dressed in white. The color white helps convey the message of purity. Daisy does not have to work for much throughout her life, and some many say she is not hard working and is careless. One can see her carelessness through her voice. Fitzgerald suggests Daisy has been provided with what she may need throughout her lifetime. Daisy has been fortunate with an education and always having money at her disposal. All her life she has grown up with the image and idea of money alongside of her. Gatsby says, “Her voice is full of money” (120). When Gatsby says this, he suggests that Daisy’s daily life is surrounded by the topics of wealth, money, and class. Gatsby hesitate about his comment because no one has ever confronted Daisy about her consistently talking about money. One learns about Daisy’s prosperity in the opening pages of the novel. Fitzgerald describes East Egg, the area where Daisy lives, as “Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water (5). Daisy is surrounded by wealth, therefore purchases everything she wants, but this still does not bring her