The Role Of Money In The Great Gatsby
More Money, More Problems: An Analysis of The Great Gatsby (Draft) Can money buy happiness? This age old question is a recurring theme in the novel The Great Gatsby. Throughout the novel we see that wealth creates loneliness, isolation and corruption in people. Through the examination of the main character’s behaviours present in The Great Gatsby, it is clear that wealth negatively impacts people.
First of all, Gatsby’s amount of wealth causes him to be isolated from others. Nick observes this when “.. [his] eyes fell on Gatsby, standing alone on the marble steps and looking from one group to another with approving eyes” (53). Gatsby is physically removed and isolated from the other people in the party. He is literally above them looking
First of all, Gatsby’s amount of wealth causes him to be isolated from others. Nick observes this when “.. [his] eyes fell on Gatsby, standing alone on the marble steps and looking from one group to another with approving eyes” (53). Gatsby is physically removed and isolated from the other people in the party. He is literally above them looking