She has so much money that she does whatever she wants at anytime no matter how much it may cost. Upon meeting Gatsby, she fell in love with him but she could not marry a poor man because rich people did not marry poor people. She never forgets about Gatsby and moves on to meet Tom, marring him for his wealth not for personality. When meeting Gatsby again, she sees his wealth and his undying love for her. Gatsby, trying his best to attain her love, fails as fate becomes a problem as Wilson murders Gatsby.
Gatsby says, “I can’t say anything in his house, old sport” (?). Gatsby does have money, but it isn’t the kind that allows him into Daisy’s world. Tom knows that his wealth gives him a lot of power and influence and this is what lures Daisy into marrying him. In describing Tom’s wealth Nick says,” His family was enormously wealthy- even in college his freedom with money was a matter for reproach” (6). This wealth and power makes him believe he should get whomever he chooses.
He is a wealthy young man yet so self-absorbed and demanding. The Capulets chose him and think very much of him to be the perfect man for their daughter, Juliet. He is more possessive than he is romantic and an example of this would be when he called Juliet his wife before they even got married. Paris is conflicted with a few situations, first he wasn’t given permission straight away to marry Juliet, then she refuses to marry him since she is already “secretly” married to Romeo. When Tybalt is killed, Lady Capulet, Lord Capulet, and Paris think she is unhappy because of her cousin’s death, which makes Paris respond to this conflict by scheduling the wedding earlier to make Juliet happy again, and that’s one of the biggest conflicts since she told Friar Lawrence she would rather do the most dangerous things than marry Paris.
People began using money to strengthen their power. The original focus of money stats eyed deteriorating fast. Gatsby decided to retrieve money illegally all for one purpose. His focus was not on wealth, social class and the finer things in life but how all of his wealth intrigued Daisy. Daisy took advantage of Gatsby, led him on and in the end she showed her true colors.
Gatsby puts away every other aspect Samra 2 of American Dream and focuses on earning enough money to get his Daisy to him. Fitzgerald shows that Gatsby is not enough to be with Daisy by writing, “He took what he could … he had no real right to touch her hand” (Fitzgerald 149). This tells readers the difference in the social standing between Daisy and Gatsby, and Gatsby gets motivated by the power of money Daisy holds to be the man who has same social standing and money as Daisy, so that he could cope up with the idol man of Daisy’s life. Fitzgerald even writes, “He knew that Daisy was extraordinary … into her rich, full life, leaving Gatsby-nothing” (Fitzgerald 149). This
However Gatsby always wanted to be a rich man, it's just he became more motivated in acquiring his fortune for his love Daisy. Therefore his dream cannot be souly based on Daisy, as Daisy was only his motivation. Gatsby is introduced into the novel later, and is spoken and gossiped about earlier on in the novel, this makes him seem more of a mystery. As Gatsby is presented, he is reveal to be an innocent, hopeful young man who stakes everything on his dreams, not realizing that his dreams are unworthy of him. Gatsby invest Daisy with idealistic perfection that she cannot possibly attain in reality and pursues her with a passionate zeal that blinds him to her limitations.
The wearing of the “gold hat” seems to be a metaphorical way of wearing his new found wealth. Although at first it seems as if Gatsby is trying to show off all of his wealth to Daisy and how well he has done by himself without her, but he is actually on a mission to gain her affection and love and the only way he knows how to accomplish his mission is by wearing his “gold hat”. In the second line of the epigraph Gatsby is told to “bounce high”, which could mean if he can earn lots of money and give himself a high status then he should aim for her as well. The next line of the epigraph states “Gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover” which shows the reader Gatsby’s relationship with a woman who is the love of his life and the person who he is trying to impress throughout the book by earning lots of money. This woman is Daisy.
People have lost their own ability to determine what they want and have succumbed to society’s great pressure that money is the answer to everything. As a result, citizens became willing to do anything to chase wealth. Gatsby chases the same dream for too long, becoming an illegal bootlegger who hides behind a façade along the way, while similarly, the general public fails to realize a whole life of hard work does not guarantee wealth and happiness. The corrupt American Dream is just an illusion that the people of the 1920s are victims of because it is impossible to achieve. In the end, both Gatsby and the American people of the 1920s wear themselves out pursuing false hopes that they thought were
By utilizing symbolism in “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz,” Fitzgerald demonstrates America’s obsession with wealth through the relation of immorality and money. Upon first glance at this short story, you may read it and it will have no meaning, but if you analyze it you realize F. Scott Fitzgerald uses his characters to show America’s love of money. The Washington clan is a family that has engineered a lifestyle for themselves that is not thoughtful towards others, and John compromises his values and beliefs for them. “’I didn’t!’ Burst out Kismine. ‘I never invited one.
His wife and his mistress, until an hour ago secure and inviolate were slipping precipitately from his control.”(p.119) Tom knows that Daisy only married him for his money and although she has developed feelings for him, he fears that if he leaves her for Myrtle she will turn to Gatsby. Tom may in fact feel threaten by how Gatsby has such an extravagant house and parties. Tom has been rich all his life and it isn’t until Gatsby shows up does he realize that he might lose Daisy. Because of this Tom tells Myrtle that he and Daisy cannot get a divorce because she is a Christian. It is evident that he is not happy being married to Daisy because he has an affair with Myrtle.