Does Money Give A False Sense Of Happiness In The Great Gatsby

In the economy today, money is so powerful that even the possession of it can make anyone have a false sense of happiness. It has been proven that money can give a false sense of happiness through The Great Gatsby and through studies of real life people. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows that money does not necessarily buy happiness through the lives of Tom, Daisy, and Mr. Gatsby. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Tom is very rich, however, he is not very happy, which is proven by him cheating on Daisy. Daisy is shown as unhappy, by her crying in the novel. Mr. Gatsby is unhappy because he earned the money and everything he has .in order to get the one person he admires. Money is shown in many circumstances to not bring happiness
to everyone who is rich. Tom is one of the main characters that was very rich, but was not very happy. Tom is shown as being unhappy when he cheats on Daisy with Myrtle. In The Great Gatsby, it is shown that Tom cheats on Daisy: “Why, Tom’s got some woman in New York” (15). Also, said by Maich: “Just money is not enough to be happy”. These quotations say that even if someone has all the money in the world, it still is not enough to make that person happy. The rich people will still pursue for other things the desire that is needed for happiness.