Great Gatsby Materialism

The Great Gatsby exemplifies the 1920’s as the age of deteriorated ethical beliefs, demonstrated through cynicism, self-indulgence, and a meaningless hunt for satisfaction. Careless glory in which followed to corrupt celebrations and crazy jazz music epitomized in The Great Gatsby. All resulting in the exploitation of the American dream, as the uncontrolled aspiration for money and desire exceeded additional self-sacrificing goals. Scott Fitzgerald presents the unique characteristics of the American Dream alongside its contemporary face to demonstrate that the once impervious dream is now disoriented eternally to the American society.

To begin with, it is true to say that Gatsby’s aspiration to win Daisy’s love is his own description of
113) Defeating Gatsby’s chances of reestablishing the past. Then demonstrated moments later materialism is demonstrated when Nick and Gatsby attempt to understand the fascination in Daily’s expression. Just then Gatsby articulates, "Her voice is full of money", and Nicks is in surprise concerning the high class society as well as the society as a whole: "That was it. I'd never understood it before. It was full of money-that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals' song of it…. High in a white palace the golden girl…." (Pg. 120) In truth, alongside Gatsby exposing all of Daisy’s appeal and attraction is now taken away, and all thats left to be appreciated is money. As it happened, he then comes to the conclusion that this dream of his that he has been chasing is not love or feeling, its money just hiding behind a human face. Later on when Gatsby deceases the chance of the old American Dream existing in the desensitized contemporary society is abolished with him. The faiths, visions, and dreams that enriched Gatsby are crushed as he lays peacefully in his pool, astonished and disordered about the world that he has been living