Negativity In The Great Gatsby

As I delved further into my studies of these texts, I realised that there was a negativity associated with children. In T.K.S, Bertie faced a barbaric upbringing which he solemnly shared with Logue. This is evident when he revealed what his nanny did to him, tunelessly singing “She pinch me so I’d cry, and be sent away at once, then she wouldn’t feed me, far far away.” (speaks) Took three years for my parents to notice. As you can imagine, it caused some stomach problems." This left me feeling much more sympathetic of Bertie and further implemented my pessimistic opinion of the portrayal of children in the past. This is also seen in T.G.G as Pammy, Daisy 's daughter is only seen once during the entire novel and we realise that she, like Bertie, has nannies taking care off her rather than her parents. A negativity is also conveyed towards children here as Gatsby ,when first introduced to Pammy, was described as "looking at the child with surprise. I don 't think he had ever believed in its existence." she is described as an "it" and Gatsby then realises that he can 't repeat the past with Daisy and that his obsessive longing for her was a waste of time. I believe that this pessimistic feeling was a factor in his volatility towards Tom in the Plaza. Similarly in "Foster", Mildred like a predator, pounced on the innocent protagonist and questioned the Kinsella 's personal business such as

The most valued item in the "great Gatsby" to characters especially Daisy is money. Daisy is described as " a silver idol weighing down white against the singing breeze of fans". White is the colour that represents innocence and purity. However as the novel progresses we realise that Daisy is far from pure and innocent. Daisy is morally corrupt and values money so much to the point that she led Gatsby to believe that she would leave Tom for him, But in the end she picks Tom 's money over Gatsby 's love. This is how Fitzgerald conveys how incredibly valuable money is in the