The Motif of Money in the
The novel The Great Gatsby demonstrates people who value money over almost anything. Through a mystery of determining who a man is, the reader finds out what the costs of putting money on such a high pedestal actually are. The characters completely disregard friendship, love, and hope for money. Many of the characters determine their social lives and friendships based on money. Tom goes riding with other rich people not because he knows them well and likes them, but because the are on his level in the monetary hierarchy. It is obvious to the reader that Tom puts money first. He never speaks of the great conversations he has, or the fantastic personality of a friend, but only about where, when, and how they received their money. He despises Gatsby beca
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Approximate Word count = 515
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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