The Effects of Wealth on Love Love is treacherous, confusing, and a mind blowing thing; money is one in the same. The lifestyle of the upper class is one of mutual respect and manners. Sometimes in the upper class, marriage does not consist of “true love”. Often times, two families of high status will, in a way, arrange a marriage for their children through a social connection. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, many relationships are affected by wealth, or lack thereof. Although the wealthy can indeed have true love, wealth affects the means by which people love each other, which is demonstrated in the relationships of Tom & Daisy, George and Myrtle, and Gatsby & Daisy. Tom and Daisy are an example of a relationship where wealth dictates the entire connection. In chapter four, Jordan Baker tells of a time immediately preceding the wedding of Tom and Daisy. Daisy is incredibly distraught after receiving a letter from Jay Gatsby-which
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In the relationship between George and Myrtle, a lack of wealth is the issue for Myrtle. Myrtle marries George because she thinks he is the owner of a garage and lives on an upper floor apartment and has an immense amount of money (Fitzgerald 34-35). This distinctly shows the love Myrtle has for material possessions and wealth, and as a woman with high taste, she is upset when she finds that George is not the upper class man she believed him to be. Late in chapter seven, the reader sees George utterly distraught after he finds out that his wife has been cheating on him, and the author writes that “He was his wife’s man and not his own” (Fitzgerald 136). The idea that someone he loves wholeheartedly has done such a tragic thing to him completely destroys his heart. This dishonest relationship is an exquisite example of a relationship centered around wealth, but a lack thereof lead to the relationship’s
In the relationship between George and Myrtle, a lack of wealth is the issue for Myrtle. Myrtle marries George because she thinks he is the owner of a garage and lives on an upper floor apartment and has an immense amount of money (Fitzgerald 34-35). This distinctly shows the love Myrtle has for material possessions and wealth, and as a woman with high taste, she is upset when she finds that George is not the upper class man she believed him to be. Late in chapter seven, the reader sees George utterly distraught after he finds out that his wife has been cheating on him, and the author writes that “He was his wife’s man and not his own” (Fitzgerald 136). The idea that someone he loves wholeheartedly has done such a tragic thing to him completely destroys his heart. This dishonest relationship is an exquisite example of a relationship centered around wealth, but a lack thereof lead to the relationship’s