Daisy's Materialism In The Great Gatsby
The 1920’s crashed over the nation like a tidal wave. It was an era of newly found freedoms, consumerism, and the bond business. Wealth was soaring and the society thrived in materialism. The lavish parties and immense drinking masked the loose morals and fakery within F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is the center of the book and a mysterious idol to Nick. The gorgeous parties, the poise, and the glamour of Gatsby captivate everyone around him, but he is not that perfect close up. Gatsby’s funeral highlights the flaws and meaninglessness of his accomplishments and the fakery of society through Nick’s critical narration and the irony of characters. In The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway thinks back, observes, marvels at, and
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Gatsby’s funeral illuminates this through the absence of Daisy, the party guests, and Meyer Wolfsheim. Nick sees Daisy as a lovely, innocent, and enticing individual. He soon becomes aware that her morals are corrupt. Daisy is selfish and leads on a love sick Gatsby. Nick sees that Daisy only loved Gatsby because he made her feel young and beautiful. Gatsby worshiped Daisy and could have given her everything but lost the chance. Although Gatsby showed an intense love for Daisy, it was not reciprocated because she was blinded by her desire for money and selfishness overwhelmed her judgement. Daisy narcissistically chose Tom due to his security and wealth. Nick is critical of Daisy in the end because of her decisions and states, “When the phone rang that afternoon and Long Distance said Chicago was calling I thought it would be Daisy at last,” (Fitzgerald 166). Nick is optimistic that it would be Daisy, but she was already onto the next materialistic item. Although Nick does not hold resentment for her failure to show up, it further proves the facade Daisy held. Gatsby was only an object of Daisy’s infatuation because of the way he made her feel and did not matter to her in the …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is a mysterious and intriguing character. Nick follows Gatsby’s prestigious life but finds out it is not as accomplished as he thought. Gatsby’s funeral illuminates the meaninglessness of his success and the falsity of the American society through Nick’s critical narration and
Gatsby’s funeral illuminates this through the absence of Daisy, the party guests, and Meyer Wolfsheim. Nick sees Daisy as a lovely, innocent, and enticing individual. He soon becomes aware that her morals are corrupt. Daisy is selfish and leads on a love sick Gatsby. Nick sees that Daisy only loved Gatsby because he made her feel young and beautiful. Gatsby worshiped Daisy and could have given her everything but lost the chance. Although Gatsby showed an intense love for Daisy, it was not reciprocated because she was blinded by her desire for money and selfishness overwhelmed her judgement. Daisy narcissistically chose Tom due to his security and wealth. Nick is critical of Daisy in the end because of her decisions and states, “When the phone rang that afternoon and Long Distance said Chicago was calling I thought it would be Daisy at last,” (Fitzgerald 166). Nick is optimistic that it would be Daisy, but she was already onto the next materialistic item. Although Nick does not hold resentment for her failure to show up, it further proves the facade Daisy held. Gatsby was only an object of Daisy’s infatuation because of the way he made her feel and did not matter to her in the …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is a mysterious and intriguing character. Nick follows Gatsby’s prestigious life but finds out it is not as accomplished as he thought. Gatsby’s funeral illuminates the meaninglessness of his success and the falsity of the American society through Nick’s critical narration and