How Can Money Buy Happiness In The Great Gatsby

“Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail” (Kinky Friedman). Most people think that money is the solution to make a positive impact to yourself and others but this is not true. The book “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald shows how money can not buy happiness. This book proves that money can be used to buy materialistic items but is useless if those items do not make one happy. This shows how money can affect people in negative ways.
Love is the key to happiness but it can not be bought with money.. In the story The Great Gatsby, Daisy decides not to marry Gatsby because he was not wealthy at the time and instead marries Tom because he is wealthy. This shows that money can make you love someone for what they have and not who they are. Second, Daisy has an affair with Gatsby because he turns wealthy, before when Gatsby was a farmboy Daisy decides not to marry him because he did

not have a lot of money. This shows that people can make someone fall in love if they have money. “Suddenly, with a strained sound, Daisy bent her head into the shirts and began to cry stormily”. This quote shows that Daisy is a woman who has her eyes only on money. Finally, Myrtle cheats on George with Tom. This shows that money can make you cheat/leave your loved ones. Money can affect the way you feel about someone.
Money cannot buy you happiness.

Gatsby is very wealthy but tends to lie about his past; where he grew up, where he went to school, and how he got his money. He does this so that he wouldn't be embarrassed about his past. He tells others about his luxurious life so that they could have a good impression of him. This shows that money could not buy him a past that he wanted. Second, Daisy marries Tom for his wealth and later on she is not happy with him. This shows that money does not make you happy. Finally, Gatsby throws very extravagant party every weekend to attract/impress Daisy but she does not attend. This shows that money can not force someone to company yourself. Money can buy materialistic things but cannot make you happy. Gatsby’s love is almost superficial as to how he views Daisy. This can be shown when he states, “Her voice is full of money, he said suddenly.” (Fitzgerald) Gatsby undoubtedly ties Daisy and her voice to wealth. His statement is very crucial, since it’s Gatsby's goal to earn wealth and status, which includes Daisy

too.
Money can impact people in adverse approach. In the book, most of the characters have money to purchase materialistic goods but the money could not purchase love. This applies to the real world, many people try to obtain love with money but they tend to be not happy because the money blinds them of who they are. Money can only buy you superficial ideas, things, love, and etc.