How Is Money Portrayed In The Great Gatsby

Money, Love, and Death Children who are born into the lowest group of income in the United States have a 42% chance of remaining in that class; meanwhile, they only have a 1% chance moving up to the highest class. Based on this information, there is a very minute chance someone would be able to acquire the wealth they might strive for, no matter how hard they would work for it. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is first portrayed as an incredibly wealthy man who lives in a mansion and throws extravagant parties every weekend. Little does it mention his life growing up, as someone who lacked a great deal of money to fall back on. This is a key point of information which is touched upon later on in the novel. Gatsby wanted to be within the 1% of people who could jump social classes, mainly in order for him to achieve happiness. F. Scott Fitzgerald ultimately depicts

That is the main reason as to why Gatsby could not be with Daisy even after he achieved his wealth. Society segregated them and it would have been looked down upon if Daisy would marry someone not from Old Money. However, wealth was still something Gatsby felt he needed to gain in order to be with Daisy. He found this out to be false; however, his love for her led straight to his murder. In the article “Jay Gatsby” by Matthew J. Bruccoli, it is written that Daisy was the reason Gatsby lived on the east coast right across the bay from the Buchanans. She was also the reason he threw stupendous parties every weekend; he had hoped she would finally show up to one (Bruccoli). Gatsby loved Daisy so much he even took the fall for her when she killed Myrtle Wilson. This is what ultimately led to his death considering it was Myrtle’s husband seeking revenge on the killer. If Gatsby had not taken the fall for Daisy, he might not have been murdered. However, he needed to die at the end of the