The Great Gatsby Wealth Analysis

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Furthermore, Fitzgerald emerges the theme of wealth. Greed is a concept of wealth that can possess one’s mind when they exercise it too much. When one becomes amenable to greed, it can overpower delicate aspects of one’s personality; the person becomes snobby. Myrtle begs Tom Buchanan “to get one of those dogs” (Fitzgerald 27). Myrtle personality contorts when she spends time with Nick and Tom on her own. Her high maintenance personality presents itself when she spends time with the men. Her greed and bold personality offsets Nick. He realises that she is addicted to new and pristine objects. Her addiction causes her to desire more valuable items. She bathes in her wealth and glory alongside with Tom Buchanan. As well as greed, death of humanity …show more content…
People show their wealth by owning big houses, getting expensive cars, and attending important parties. Gatsby presents his wealth by driving his “gorgeous car with a three-noted horn” around town (Fitzgerald 63). He also utilizes his wealth to host big parties to welcome more important people into his life to make more money. Gatsby’s possessions reveal his social status. Gatsby owns a big house with many cars, and many people know him for his parties. On the other hand, Nick lives in a small bungalow type house and has a decent job; people only know him when he is introduced by Gatsby. When people want to maintain a high social status, they use their wealth to draw people into their life. People become attracted to high profile people; high profile people usually have a significant amount of money. People conceive money as a symbol of importance. They believe that people are not important unless they have a great sum of money. Fitzgerald gives characters certain possessions to showcase their social status. The characters possessions reveal their wealth; therefore, their wealth makes a connection to their social