The desire to be rich is part of every American's dream, but does one change when one becomes rich? Can one be happy and wealthy? Just as the characters in the novel The Great Gatsby, written by Scott Fitzgerald, people believe that money will buy them a happy life. In the almanacks of Poor Richard, quite a different approach at happiness is presented. Poor Richard writes about money as just a supplement to a wise man, that being knowledgeable and having a trade are far more respectable that inheriting money from a relative. Contrary to Poor Richard's works, the prevalent aspirations of modern Americans are better represented in Fiztgerald's work The Great Gastby, which shows the ignorance of the rich, the adulterous morality of people, and the correct way to pursue happiness.
Today's society believes that money can buy happiness. Jordan, a character of The Great Gastby, e
Modern society and The Great Gastby share a number of moral and idealist views, while Franklin presents those that are morally sound, yet are not prevalent in today's society. Franklin has a number of virtues displayed by his almanacks that people today simply do not have. The tragic and immoral views of the characters in The Great Gastby more closely represent the views of people today.
Many wealthy people assume that it is their right to have others listen to and follow their own wishes, or thoughts. The character, Tom Buchanan is the model superficial rich person. Who attempts to force his poorly thought-out, stolen theories to all those around him. This is shown in the indication of his tone when he states " 'Civilization's is going to pieces,' broke out Tom violently" (13). Tom's use of non-formal English, such as "I've gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things" (13) cause him to stand
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