Great Gatsby - Dreams

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said, "She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me."1 He believes that Daisy would be his if he had money. The story deals with the pursuit of happiness, with money as the driving force. Gatsby feels that material wealth alone can bring the dream to life which ends up not being the case. Gatsby thinks that money is the answer to all of his problems and obstacles which he encounters throughout his life. Since Gatsby thinks money can bring happiness, he buys the fanciest cars, the largest house, and the nicest clothes. Gatsby has the best of everything. He has everything except the one thing he actually wants, Daisy. He believes that he can buy Daisy's love, with wealth. He believes this because if he can be rejected for being poor than he should be accepted for having excessive amounts. Gatsby was never one that wanted to stay at the poor end of society, by looking at his past you can see that he was determined to get ahead in life. His father told ...

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thought they'd be a nice durable cardboard."2 The books and antiques are Gatsby's way of showing off his wealth to others, but Gatsby does not even seem to care one way or another what objects he owns. In the novel Gatsby only really uses his bedroom and it is described as empty compared to the rest of the house, which his guest see. Other symbols of great status in the 1920's was the automobile. In the novel we are told that Gatsby has five cars. He gives a car to Nick and one kills Myrtle Wilson later in the book. Gatsby's favorite yellow car was describes by Nick as, . . . and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hat boxes and supper boxes and tool boxes . . . Sitting down ...

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