Great Gatsby Final Does money show how or who a person is? In this story a rich man named Jay Gatsby seeks to find his true love, Daisy Bauchan. However she does not feel the same way because of the past. You see, Mr.Gatsby wasn’t always rich. He did something called bootlegging alcohol and got his wealth from that. However, Daisy did love Gatsby at one point but he could not keep up with her needs like Tom does. In “The Great Gatsby '' money is a huge motivator to many peoples relationships, and outcomes which then leads to changing people's way of seeing others with and without money. This story uses money to motivate peoples relationships by showing that Daisy would rather have a relationship with Tom, than with Gatsby. Gatsby speaks about Daisy and states, “‘She never loved you, do you hear?’ he cried. ‘She only …show more content…
Gatsby stated, “ His fortune, we are told, was the result of a bootlegging business – he “bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago” and sold illegal alcohol over the counter.” (Fitzgerald 53). It doesn’t explain it in there but the reason Gatsby became rich is because he had so much love for Daisy. But Daisy only had love for a second. Once she found out he couldn’t keep up with her needs, she lost interest. So Gatsby did the next best thing. He got money illegally just so he can be in a relationship with Daisy. Crazy what money can do to a person. In addition, Gatsby stated, ““And what's more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time.”(Fitzgerald 101). This shows how crazy love could make you. Making you spend your money like you have all of it in the world. He loves her so much and she loves his money. Sometimes you just have to let go and see the bigger picture because in the end all shall