The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald is a novel that shows multiple different themes of love, money, and what they can do to a person. There is also a theme that is known as the American Dream. It is very stereotypical, as it is shown in many novels like The Great Gatsby. The novel begins in 1920, showing us the main character of the story, Jay Gatsby, who is a rich man that does whatever he wants with his riches, whether it is expensive parties or fancy cars. He is very popular and well known because of his riches, but also because he has a mysterious past. This book shows clear descriptions of fashion and culture.
The Great Gatsby is a story about love and the lengths that people will go to achieve it. The Jay is in love with Daisy Buchanan, a rich woman who he had met earlier before he became rich. Even though Daisy is married to another man, Gatsby is determined. He will not stop trying until he can be with the “love of his life”. He is willing to go to great lengths to get her back and convince her to love him.
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He is wealthy, but through illegal activities. For example, in Chicago he would sell alcohol illegally over the counter. Things like this changed him because of the influence his newfound wealth had on him. While this money made him happy, it also did bad things for him. Because of this money changing his personality, he became kind of a bad person which made no one like him. He became depressed and lonely. The main factor in his depression was the fact that he could not be with Daisy. Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s significant other, is completely opposite to Jay. He uses his money and power to control others and is manipulative. This theme goes with the saying “money can’t buy happiness”. It can’t. Wealth cannot measure happiness. Even rich people can grow lonely for many different