Gatsby's Money vs. Wilson's Love

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“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money” (Matthew 6:24). The Great Gatsby, a novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s creation, tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a poor midwestern farm boy turned rich entrepreneur through the illegal bootlegging business. He attempts to recapture the long-lost love of his life, Daisy Faye (now Buchanan through marriage), by throwing marvelous parties every weekend. Nick Carraway, Daisy’s second cousin, Gatsby’s neighbor, and the narrator of the novel, gives the reader a mostly accurate depiction of Gatsby and Daisy’s love affair that ends in the tragic murders of Myrtle Wilson and Gatsby, as well as the suicide of George Wilson, the garage owner and Myrtle’s husband. Gatsby’s mansion attracts socialites and is full of emotional infatuation with no conscience or presence of God; while Dr. T.J. Eckleburg’s eyes follow Wilson’s garage, full of dirt, love, and lies. Gatsby certainly is great if you take into account his wealth. ...

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