Examples Of Materialism In The Great Gatsby

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Love is difficult. Love is difficult to find, difficult to keep, and difficult to understand. However, love is even more difficult when you mix in lies and a materialistic mindset. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, the reader is told a tale of just what can happen when you live a life of lies and illusions. It also shows how materialism can make you overlook the love you have in front of you. Through lies and materialism, love is tested, and it does not always come out alive. A man by the name of Nick is who the story begins with. The stories action begins to rise right as Nick goes over to his cousin Daisy’s house. Normally a small family gathering doesn’t entail much, however this gathering changed Nick’s life. This …show more content…

Nick ends up meeting him, as they are neighbors. When Nick meets Gatsby it seems as though Nick’s life has more of a purpose. He now has a friend, a partner to help him get acclimated to his new home land(because Nick is new to the area and does not know too many people). Soon, Gatsby ask a favor of Nick and that is to invite Daisy over for tea. This bring upon the rising action, in which Gatsby and Daisy reunite after five years apart. It begins however, with another lie. “To my overwhelming surprise the living room was deserted” expresses Nick, very confused. Just after Daisy arrives, Gatsby knocks on the door and pretends as though he wasn’t there to begin with. They begin to realize they both have feelings for eachother still, even after being apart so long. There still seems to be materialism at this point though, as Gatsby knocks over Nick’s clock while the three of them are talking. “Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously” it seems as though everyone is more concerned with the clock at this point than the actual conversation itself, which is extremely important. Both lies, and materialism are shown, but love overcomes both during this part of the rising

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