A person's level of wealth may have a profound influence on their life and their future decisions. It is through the search for higher class and wealth that individuals become consumed with the opportunities power divulges. In the fiction novel The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the class struggle is explored through the clash between new and old money. It is through the protagonist, Daisy’s obsession with status and wealth, that the lives of her loved ones and herself fall to an unfortunate fate. Shown by Fitzgerald’s use of metaphors and similes, it is illustrated that the demand for higher social status and wealth remains a corrupting influence. The concept that wealth is the goal of individuals demonstrates that the demand …show more content…
Throughout the text, Daisy’s need for wealth is shown repeatedly. At the beginning of the novel, Gatsby has a clear obsession with Daisy and throws lavish parties to attract her attention. Once Daisy realizes Gatsby’s ability to support her financially and give her a higher social class, she quickly becomes romantically involved with him, resulting in an affair. After the affair occurs, Gatsby realizes Daisy has changed since he had once known her, becoming captivated by the wealthy lifestyle. Gatsby opens up to Nick and tells him Daisy has changed, choosing the metaphor “her voice is full of money”() to describe her. During their relationship Daisy becomes further invested in Gatsby due to his wealth, the metaphor displaying Gatsby’s realization of Daisy becoming fixed with the lifestyle of the upper class choosing money over anything else. Although Daisy knows the affair is a corrupt action is overcome by the ideals of wealth and commits adultery. Though Daisy had alternate reasons for beginning a relationship with Gatsby she does develop a love for him throughout the novel. Nevertheless, despite the kinship between the two Daisy decides to stay with her husband Tom at the end of the novel. Although Tom has also committed