Examples Of Wealth In The Great Gatsby

Gatsby represents the self made rich in the American Dream, the youth and cleverness, as well as the ability to succeed despite one's origins. To Gatsby, Dan Cody also represented the American dream and self made wealth. One example of the ruin of the American dream was that Meyer Wolfsheim became rich by being a criminal; Jordan Baker is famous for her sports skill, but she cheats; and the Buchanans think they are so powerful and above the law, they even cause the death of an innocent lady. Gatsby lived the American dream, but he was naive. He dreams big, but some things he dreams for, such as Daisy, are unattainable. The successful people in this story show naivete and a susceptibility to evil and poor-intentioned people, understating the

The Westerners who moved East, brought the violence of the Old West to the East.
Tom and Daisy have always been wealthy and it is the reason they are arrogant and horrible parents, they have become materialistic, despite the fact that East egg is supposed to be the old rich who don't need to show off their money. Even Gatsby wanted to make himself rich, but when he succeeded, he was doing so illegally, bootlegging, and selling bonds, he also was partially responsible for a death and could not care less. Wealth is obviously power as you can tell by Gatsby's social influence, and Tom's power over George Wilson.
Gatsby loved Daisy and he ended up dead, while Daisy carelessly left with Tom. George loved Myrtle, he ended up dead by suicide. Myrtle loved Tom, and she died, because she thought she was going to talk to her lover. Jordan might have liked Nick romantically ( or vice versa) but nick ended up being disgusted with her because to him she symbolizes the corruption of the east, and she claims she was already engaged. Daisy might have liked Tom a long time back, but then he had an

It represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for the future. He associates it with Daisy, and at the end of Chapter 1 he reaches toward it because it reminds him about his goal. Gatsby's love for Daisy has been connected to the American dream, so the green light also symbolizes that. In Chapter 9, Nick compares the green light to how America, rising out of the ocean, must have looked to early settlers of the new nation.
White- White represents the perception of purity and innocence. Daisy's car (back before she was married) was white. So are her clothes, the rooms of her house, and about half the adjectives used to describe her (her "white neck," "white girlhood," the king's daughter "high in a white palace"). White in The Great Gatsby could mean innocence. However Daisy is not completely innocent. Towards the end of the novel, she's described as selfish, careless, and destructive. Does this make the point that even the purest characters in Gatsby have been