Two sides of human nature can be experienced in the context of two stories. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald shows the materialistic side of human nature while Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse shows the spiritual side of human nature. The characters, Gatsby and Siddhartha, differ because they represent opposite sides of human nature. Gatsby and Siddharta deviate in their attitude towards wealth, nature of their goals, and success in achieving their goals.

First of all, Gatsby finds importance in his wealth because he believes it will attract Daisy. Back in 1917, Gatsby met Daisy in Louisville while he was a lieutenant in the army. They soon fell in love with each other. However Daisy's parents disapproved of Gatsby because he was not wealthy enough for Daisy. Jordan tells Nick, "her mother had found her packing a bag one winter night to go to New York and say goodbye to a soldier (Gatsby) who was going overseas. She was effectually prevented" (80). Thus she ended up marrying Tom Buchanan who has a large sum of family wealth.

Although Gatsby knows Daisy is married, he still has a great desire for her. After he returned to the US after the war, he became involved in illeg

Secondly, Gatsby's goal in life is to marry Daisy. He is determined to win Daisy from Tom by attracting her with his wealth. Although he knows she is married and has a daughter, he still insists that they marry. Also, Gatsby is selfish and does not think about the consequence their relationship would have on Daisy's daughter. He desperately wants Daisy to tell Tom that she never loved him and wants a divorce. At the Plaza Hotel, Gatsby and Tom get in an argument over Daisy. Gatsby exclaims, "She never loved you ... She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me ... but in her heart she never loved anyone except me" (137). By blatantly saying this, Gatsby shows that he determined to win Daisy's heart.

In conclusion, one can comprehend the two opposite sides of human nature by analyzing Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Hesse's Siddhartha. By examining Gatsby and Siddhartha's attitude towards wealth, goals in life, and success at achieving their goals, one can differentiate the spiritual side of human nature from the materialistic side. However, even without concentrating on specific aspects, The Great Gatsby and Siddhartha provide profound understanding of human nature.

Also, Nick describes Daisy's voice, "It was full of money-that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals' song of it" (127). Consequently, because wealth attracts Daisy, it is extremely important to Gatsby.

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 ... he stared around at his possessions in a dazed way as though in her actual and astounding presence none of it was any longer real (96-97).

Unlike Gatsby, Siddhartha has no desire for wealth. He was born to a wealth

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