Knowledge Is Power In The Great Gatsby

Is knowledge always power? In The Great Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan wants her daughter to be "a beautiful little fool". In this case, Daisy believes in the idea that ignorance is bliss. The opposite side of the spectrum is that knowledge equals power. Both sides are relevant and beneficial in certain situations.
In some situations, it is better to be utterly oblivious to the negative things that are going on. This is a "what you don’t know can't hurt you" type of attitude. For example, when kids are young their parents do not tell them the ruinous and secular details of every situation because their ignorance is what makes them innocent. Knowledge can bring destruction instead of power because the World is wicked. The less people know about immorality, the better off they will be.
In contrast, knowledge brings many benefits as well as power. Obtaining as much knowledge as possible allows people to become wise instead of being a fool. Wisdom opens doors to many opportunities in life that "beautiful little fools" can only dream about. If one wants to go farther than the average person in life, knowledge is a necessity. The successful people of the higher class are hard working scholars, not oblivious fools. James Madison says that "Knowledge will forever govern
Life is only peaceful for short periods of time, so the bliss that comes from ignorance will end, but knowledge brings power that will last forever. Today's society romanticizes ignorance and makes it sound appealing because of the idea that people do not have to work as hard for what they want. This generation is a "fast food" society, meaning that people do not want to wait for a great outcome when they can get a mediocre one immediately. If people start to only believe that ignorance is bliss then there will be no innovation in our society and we will deteriorate as a