Examples Of Unhappiness In The Great Gatsby

Through the use of restlessness within “The Great Gatsby” Fitzgerald is able to show the idea of unhappiness despite having "it all". Someone who has “everything” seems to want more, “Daisy ought to have something in her life” (Fitzgerald, 79). It sounds as if Daisy has nothing at all, her wealth and lavish life have no meaning to her. They do not impact her life in any way, she feels unsatisfied, and is not the only character unhappy with their extreme wealth. Throughout the story, characters seek for more than what they have. Gatsby “was never quite still, there was always a tapping foot somewhere, or the impatient opening and closing of a hand” (Fitzgerald, 64). He waits for something new to come along despite having a anything that he