“For the love of money is the root of all evil; While some covet after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” (Bible Timothy 6:10). The path to money is a greedy one that often leads to pain, ending up alone and being left in sorrow. In the novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the text provides many examples of greed, lust, sneakiness, and the power wealthy people hold. Furthermore, money is the root of all evil is a statement that goes back ages, Fitzgerald’s novel speaks on this evil through the way he portrays avaricious actions, social status, and wealth.
The novel shows the reader that Tom Buchanan’s wife isn’t staying with him for love but for greed-filled reasons. One of those reasons being her not wanting to let go of the life she lives; Daisy was
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As Nick Carraway spoke to Gatsby about his time at Oxford, something felt off to nick within the way he spoke about his time. “He hurried the phrase “educated at Oxford,” or swallowed it, or choked on it, as though it had bothered him now. And with this doubt, his whole statement fell to pieces, and I wondered if there wasn’t something a little sinister about him, after all.” (The Great Gatsby p.65). This quote is relevant because it shows how some characters in the novel found something to be slightly off about Gatsby, but no one said anything because of the social status he carried on his shoulders. There is also a point in the novel where Gatsby and Nick are in the car together all while Gatsby has the police trying to pull him over, but he shows them Id and continues to drive away. Gatsby can do this because of his wealth and mostly his status. In short, Gatsby got to do things that others wouldn't be able to do all because he was a millionaire and he was the talk of the town. Although this doesn't make him evil it's still an unfair