Author F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel The Great Gatsby in the 1920s, an era where wealth, social status and a glamorous lifestyle were all the rage. This novel introduces many characters who idolize values and goals that will lead them to a better social status. Each character paints their own picture showing the values of the people of this time. They all wish to acquire fortune and wealth, and to live in a high social class, and they do it in very different ways, each method giving us a better understanding the underlying theme of deception throughout the novel. The first character who shows the greedy values of the 1920s is Mr. Tom Buchanan. When he is first introduced to the reader, his high and mighty, pompous attitude is immediately
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In her constant pursuit of money and social status she married Tom Buchanan. Valuing money so much, she was willing to go to any length to keep her place on the social totem pole, even if that meant living in an abusive relationship, with a man who is only using her as a trophy to show off to his friends. Daisy’s greed for money is further exemplified on the day she visits her cousin Nick Caraway. The two talk over tea and then Daisy’s long lost love Jay Gatsby appears in Nick’s home. Things are quite awkward between the pair for a while until Gatsby invites the two over two his home. When Daisy sees the size of Gatsby’s mansion she is pleasantly …show more content…
Growing up in North Dakota with parents who could barley make it by, Jay Gatsby could never accept his roots. At a very young age of seventeen he had the insight to see himself as a very rich man, and he would do anything to achieve his goal. Gatsby never reveals his whole past, and comes up with questionable answers when asked about it. He mentions that he owns drug stores, leading to some suspicion from Tom who later makes the passive aggressive comment “And if it runs out I can stop at a drug store. You can buy anything at a drugstore nowadays” (127). This quote leads the reader to believe that Gatsby may have come to his money through bootlegging and other criminal activity. Having acquired so much wealth Jay Gatsby believes he will be able to use his possessions to rekindle his love with Daisy. Though his wealth does reignite the relationship it is a short lived affair. Tensions rise leading to a cruel ending for both Myrtle Wilson and Jay
In her constant pursuit of money and social status she married Tom Buchanan. Valuing money so much, she was willing to go to any length to keep her place on the social totem pole, even if that meant living in an abusive relationship, with a man who is only using her as a trophy to show off to his friends. Daisy’s greed for money is further exemplified on the day she visits her cousin Nick Caraway. The two talk over tea and then Daisy’s long lost love Jay Gatsby appears in Nick’s home. Things are quite awkward between the pair for a while until Gatsby invites the two over two his home. When Daisy sees the size of Gatsby’s mansion she is pleasantly …show more content…
Growing up in North Dakota with parents who could barley make it by, Jay Gatsby could never accept his roots. At a very young age of seventeen he had the insight to see himself as a very rich man, and he would do anything to achieve his goal. Gatsby never reveals his whole past, and comes up with questionable answers when asked about it. He mentions that he owns drug stores, leading to some suspicion from Tom who later makes the passive aggressive comment “And if it runs out I can stop at a drug store. You can buy anything at a drugstore nowadays” (127). This quote leads the reader to believe that Gatsby may have come to his money through bootlegging and other criminal activity. Having acquired so much wealth Jay Gatsby believes he will be able to use his possessions to rekindle his love with Daisy. Though his wealth does reignite the relationship it is a short lived affair. Tensions rise leading to a cruel ending for both Myrtle Wilson and Jay