Tom Buchanan is a very rich man, who lives in a big mention in West Egg. ‘“His family was enormously wealthy even in college his freedom with money was a matter for reproach—“’(6). This quotation is referring that Tom comes from a wealthy family.. Daisy marries Tom because of his money. It shows that she wants to get her success easily. In other words, she takes it for granted.
Tom used his money in every way he could to impress the people around him. I think the way they got their money reflects in both Tom and Gatsby’s attitudes. Tom is from “old money” meaning he was born into a wealthy family and inherited it. Because of this, Tom is very shallow and has a rude personality. He does not care about other people as long as it does not affect him.
Journalist Ida Tarbell agreed about the industrialists. “I never objected to their corporate form. I was wiling that they should combine and grow as rich as they could, but by legitimate means. They never played fair.” Not only did some historians view the tycoons of the late 19th century as Robber Barons but other historians viewed them as Captains of Industry. Lastly, some historians believe the tycoons of the late 19th century were Captains of Industry.
They have big houses and fancy cars. Not all of this upper class worked hard for this success. Daisy came from a wealthy family and in turn married a rich man, Tom. They have a daughter that is basically just for show and a marriage that is just for reputation. This is made clear by the fact that Tom is having an affair and Daisy barely pays any mind to her daughter.
Alex Nguyen Ms. Karmis Jr. English 2-25-14 The Great Gatsby Essay #3 In the book The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald uses Daisy to show Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby’s relationship with her throughout the book. They are alike and different in many ways. They both also love Daisy but in almost a completely different way. First, Tom and Gatsby are alike because they both are really wealthy and staying high class for them is a must. For example, Tom shows his wealth when he went to Yale and enjoys showing off his expensive sport cars to people.
He made himself a rich man of high social standing, all for the sole purpose of trying desperately to win her back. He only thinks of Daisy as the girl he loved years ago in Louisville, and still loves. He refuses to forget the memories that he had with Daisy before the war. He can’t accept the fact that Daisy has changed since then, and has become an uncaring person who only thinks about herself and her social position. His biggest goal in life is to win back Daisy, so he has nothing to distract himself from that problem.
Both Gatsby and Myrtle have the same American Dream of striving to be a wealthy, old money like the people on the East Eggs. Gatsby tried to gain his money at all costs to join the upper class of old money so his love, Daisy, can consider him as equal. On the other hand, Myrtle was trying desperately to move up the society by having an affair with Tom Buchanan, a rich
Both men are young and acquired their money at an early stage in their lives. Tom however acquired his money by simply inheriting it, “his family were enormously wealthy- even in college his freedom with money was a matter for reproach” (Fitzgerald 11). His birth into old money allows him to never work to gain his earnings; they are just given to him. Opposite to the means of how Tom acquires his wealth, Gatsby gains his wealth by working hard throughout his life. He gains his wealth by any means possible, from doing odd jobs, to breaking the law.
Amber Baskett Mrs. Vincent AP Lang/ Comp (6) 29 October 2013 “The Seemingly “Great” Gatsby” The American Dream is not what it seems. In the 1920’s, the American Dream was nothing but an idea of materialistic wealth and objective pleasures. The desire for the American Dream represented the demise of America, where hard work and good ethics were abandoned for wealth and the good life. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is a self-made man who started out with no money— only a plan for achieving is dream. He is so blinded by his luxurious possessions that he does not see that money cannot buy love or happiness.
In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, jay Gatsby has come to the conclusion that money can get him anything he wants. To Gatsby, when it comes down to his love for Daisy Buchanan he does anything to gain riches so she will love him. Gatsby’s main goal in life is to have Daisy, but he doesn’t realize that she doesn’t feel the same way, and that he can’t just “buy” her. Gatsby’s attitude changes throughout the book, at first he acts like a rich man with nothing to spend his money on, but when there is a chance he could get Daisy back he changes drastically. Overall Daisy Buchanan is what motivates Jay Gatsby’s actions and causes mayhem in his life.