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Wealth And Material Possessions In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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In the Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the theme of wealth and material possessions. The Great Gatsby novel is about money but it explores its aftermath of power. Wealth supports the color gold and money can’t always buy happiness, Greed identities the sense of dishonest. The novel qualifies the header to develop the theme surrounding the wealth of lost dreams. During the Great Gatsby, the color gold symbolized old money representing fake money. ”Bewitched to dark gold” and Jordan’s “slender gold arms.” This description states the old money desire to fail successful values of high society. “Line of French windows glowing now reflected gold,” admiring Nick. He uses a sense of imagery to create image of power and wealth. In the Great
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