I have spent 1 1/2 days trying to get ideas for my blog, but I struck out. So, I will be talking about that is pretty prominent in The Great Gatsby, the disparity of a person's "wealth."
The novel shows that the disparity in wealth not only affects how well off one is but also their behaviour. We see Daisy and Tom flaunting their wealth and being arrogant. But, this wealth also drives their decisions on relationships, marital, in Daisy's case. On the other hand, Gatsby who was just the son of a poor farmer, thought he could attain everything with wealth. While he could attain his massive house and exquisite clothes, he could never attain love. Meanwhile, Nick is in neither of the extremes and just wants to be able to live pretty well off while focuses on a person's intentions, and so on.
Going on about being materialistic, Myrtel cheats on her husband mostly because of Tom's wealth. As mentioned in one of the analysis packets, we also see that she is more sexually aggressive than the wealthier women. Apparently, drive for wealth heightens all modes of comprise in sense. Myrtel gives her body to Tom in exchange for his money.
My opinion, for instance, is that this is actually true. We see people who through their life out to get wealth. We see people suing other to gain their wealth. It has actually become a habit for doctors to convert their money "wealth" into material possessions so that when do get sued, they declare bankruptcy, and their insurance pays the money for them. It is important to not let money drive your emotions and actions. Kind of hypocritical coming from me, because when I research careers, I give quite a bit of importance to the salary. But I have realised that things that give the most money or the most fame are not always the most appeasing.
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