Can Money Buy Love?
What is the American Dream, and how can one obtain this dream? Obviously, every American will have a different dream and will have different obstacles in achieving their goal. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby desperately wants to reach his dream and will do anything to get it. When Gatsby was in the Army and carried the name of James Gatz, he fell in love with a lady named Daisy. Daisy's parents did not approve of her and Gatz's courtship because Gatz's was not of old money, and Daisy ended up marrying a fellow of the name Tom Buchanan, a man of old money. The basis of James Gatz's American dream was to be with Daisy. So, Gatz changed his name to Gatsby and went looking to gain a fortune to win over the love of Daisy Buchanan. Jay Gatsby feels that money can buy love and Daisy Buchanan is the final piece of the puzzle to fulfill his American Dream. When Gatsby met Daisy for the first time, he was a middle class man that grew up in North Dakota. But that was not good enough for Daisy and her family, so how did jay Gatsby earn all his wealth that he has in the novel. First, Gatsby believed as all Americans are taught that with hard work that fortune will come to them. Chapter ni
Jay Gatsby makes a turn in the right direction by buying a house across from the mansion on the Buchanan's. But, calling it a house would be an understatement. On the other hand, calling it a mansion would not do it any justice either. Gatsby had just about everything that one can think of. A lavish house filled with expensive painting, a garage full of various luxary vehicles, yards with beautifully tended gardens and huge fountains, and many servants waiting on Gatsby hand and foot. Did I mention that there is a pool too? Gatsby put good use to the money that he made from bootlegging. One can make a case that he went even a little bit overboard to impress Daisy Buchanan. When going into the library at the Gatsby mansion, one can see thousands of books. Most rich people just have covers to make it appear that there is lots of books (books are really expensive). Gatsby has to go to extremes, and all of his books are real, no imitations. So, ever detail was attended to when it comes to impressing Daisy with Gatsby's residence. But, there is a lot of mansions in the West Egg, how will Daisy notice this one? One has to figure that living in a grand place like this one has to be a lonely place. What better way to have a little company than to throw the biggest parties anyone has in the entire New York City area. Even Helen Keller would hav
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