F. Scott Fitzgerald struggles to keep up with the extravagant lifestyles of the 1920s. He has dreams to become famous and did not want to be a failure like his father. Fitzgerald envies everything wealthy; he wanted a taste of the lavish parties, huge mansions, and expensive cars. At a party, Fitzgerald is introduced to a wild, seventeen-year-old
Before anyone could stop it, people were illegally scheming their way up the social ladder to gain unfair financial status. In The Great Gatsby, Daisy and Gatsby are the two main characters that are obsessed with their status. Daisy feels that money is equivalent to power, and loves the ease at which it puts her. Gatsby,
However the one thing he desired most that money could never buy was his love and passion for Daisy. Gatsby believed that he could win the love of the woman he longed for by showering her with materialistic items. Tom also took great pride in his earnings and believed he was a better man because of them. He exclaims, “Now don’t think my opinion on this matter is final just because I’m stronger and more of a man than you are” (Fitzgerald). He, along with Gatsby feels content with the unnecessary materialistic items that he owns.
Myrtle started acting like a rich person just because of a material object. This is materialistic because Myrtle acts rich just because of a dress. Myrtle shows her materialistic qualities when she says “It’s just a crazy old thing; I just slip it on sometimes when I don’t care what I look like.”(pg31) This leads to Myrtle thinking of George in a materialistic manner in the next example. Because George didn’t have enough money to buy a fancy new suit for his wedding day he borrowed one from someone. When Myrtle finds out about this she gets mad at George.
Tom was a born into wealth and so was Daisy, she married him because her name is more important then love. The difference in wealth between Gatsby and Tom made Daisy choose whom she wanted to end up for the rest of her life. “Girls only love men with money.” This quote is true for this book because when Gatsby gets wealthy Daisy starts to fall back for him. There was this one scene where Gatsby throws all of his shirts in the air as if he doesn’t care about these expensive shirts. Daisy grabs all of the shirts and starts to cry because she loves wealth and expensive cloths.
Gatsby dedicated himself to winning Daisy, which leads him to gain millions of dollars, buy an ostentatious mansion, and hold weekly parties. The love for his own illusion of Daisy motivates him in many ways. Gatsby even felt it necessary to fabricate his entire identity. The narrator states, “So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end.” Gatsby reinvents himself to conform to his own ideas of how he should live and how people should perceive him. He lies about countless things, so he can portray a man of wealth with sophistication and class.
He is so obsessed hat he is willing to break up a family just to have his love. In Gatsby’s mind, he might believe that he is truly in love. However, in reality, its not love but is his obsession. He gathered all his wealth, power, and possessions just to impress Daisy. He intentionally bought a house in West Egg just so he can be close to Daisy and watch her every night.
The Great Gatsby is a book based on two rich areas: West egg and East egg. Jay Gatsby just wanted money and wealth because he thought he can buy everything in this world including Love. All of Jay Gatsby’s wealth was a plan so that he can attract Daisy towards himself. Gatsby has done illegal work and committed crime to achieve his success. Gatsby throws parties at his mansion and anyone can attend and has servants to do things for him and others.
When Nick arrives back his house after tea with Jordan, he runs into Gatsby. After talking a little about Daisy, Gatsby says, “I carry on a little business on the side,” (82) and “You might pick up a nice bit of money” (83). To most people being offered a job would be very exciting, but Nick doesn’t like the nonchalant manner in which Gatsby offers him the job. Nick realizes that it was Gatsby’s attempt to buy Nick’s friendship. This proves Gatsby’s materialist ideals, because he believed that if he helped Nick earn more money he would be a
In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Mr. Gatsby throws numerous extravagant parties inviting many people from the town. He entertains with the desire to win Daisy’s love and live happily forever with her. While Gatsby is waiting for Daisy to come down the stairs he states, “ Her voice is full of money”, meaning she is full of pride and knows others must try and succeed at winning her love as this was Gatsby’s goal. Although Tom realized his beloved Daisy and Gatsby was having an affair. Gatsby persisted in trying to get Daisy to tell Tom she no longer loved him, even if she once did.