The Great Gatsby Daisy

Written during the Roaring 20s, one of the greatest pieces of literature during the period was The Great Gatsby. This book is a story set in New York about an eccentric millionaire, Jay Gatsby, narrated by Nick Carraway, who had just moved next to him. Nick comes to learn that Gatsby is in love with a married woman named Daisy, who he’s been pursuing over the course of many years. Gatsby had obtained a great amount of wealth through bootlegging, and he threw extravagant parties every weekend. The actual reason Gatsby does this is that he is attempting to gain the attention of Daisy whom Gatsby is in love with. Daisy, who is married to Tom, (who is wealthy himself,), lives a comfortable life, but in reality she is not happy. Gatsby, with

The book puts forth that they both have “old money”, meaning that they were given the luxury of wealth without having to work for it. This demonstrates why they feel so entitled to wealth. Characters such as Tom and Gatsby believe they can provide for Daisy because of their money, but they don’t necessarily offer anything else besides material articles. “For Daisy was young and her artificial world was redolent of orchids and pleasant, cheerful snobbery and orchestras”(pg 151). The author demonstrates to the reader that even at a young age Daisy’s life is filled with riches. This quote describes the love Daisy has for the wealth of all the material valuables she has acquired. Furthermore, it exemplifies how she is used to the wealth since she grew up in it, giving her a reason to maintain this lifestyle. Daisy is under the false belief of riches being the cause for happiness and cherishes that. Although she may be under the false impression that money brings happiness, Daisy does start to eventually notice that she is unhappy. “Found her lying on her bed as lovely as the june night in her flowered dress-and as drunk as a monkey”(pg 76). Daisy’s choice of wealth over love implies that she values and finds more importance in money than in following her heart. Furthermore, she’s neglecting the fact that although wealth can bring comfort and stability, it cannot necessarily bring happiness nor buy it and this shows the false belief that this character has through her perspective. During Daisy’s visit to Gatsby's house, the author shows us from Gatsby’s perspective that he believes Daisy will fall in love with him. “He hadn’t once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes”(pg 91). Fitzgerald has indicated through his word choice that Gatsby enjoys his wealth