Examples Of Greed In The Great Gatsby

The American dream is the belief that individuals who work hard will be successful. However not all wealthy individuals worked hard for their money such as inheritance, luck, and illegal means. In contrast there are many hard working americans that are just barely getting by and hardly able to support themselves. Whereas a person doesn't have to have all the wealth or materialistic items to keep themselves happy. The American dream is a false concept and should not be pursued because the pursuit of materialistic things can be consequential. Working hard and pursuing wealth come with their own consequences and realities.
The origin of the American dream degan in the seventeenth century. Fox writes “What began as a Puritan Dream of community

The Wealthy people in the novel are not responsible, and are highly reckless in their actions. The author wrote “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- They smashed up things and creatures then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they made” (179) When the author wrote this, He was trying show that the rich are usually not responsible for their actions and won't take responsibility. In the novel The character Daisy ran over a citizen while recklessly driving. Gatsby took the fall for the manslaughter of Myrtle, Daisy allowed Gatsby to die so she wouldn't have to take responsibility. The rich would rather lie and have others die for their actions then face the

It is evident in the text Nickel and Dimed. “According to the fair labor standards act, employers are not required to pay “tipped employees,” such as restaurant servers, more than $2.13 an hour in direct wages. However, if the sum of the tips plus $2.13 an hour falls below minimum wage, or $5.15 an hour, the employer is required to make up the difference. This fact was not mentioned by managers or otherwise publicized at either of the restaurants where I worked” The Author is showing that not every employer is not very honest and sometimes will cut every corner. Rather than paying the full price. These wage cuts, and corners cut by the employers makes it hard for American workers to achieve the American