Character Development In The Great Gatsby
Great Gatsby Character Development
Thesis: While money will always be important to lives, but money alters the way people think, identity and character, and the actions people would take.
Our surroundings affect who someone becomes because money influence how people think and act. Why did Daisy marry Tom when she clearly loved Gatsby back then? Well she had married Tom because he had money and power, Daisy wanted someone to pay for the lifestyle that she had wanted to have. When Gatsby was trying to get Daisy back from Tom in their argument Gatsby had said “She never loved you, do you hear? She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me” (Fitzgerald 130). Gatsby knew this and that is why he worked hard and came back loaded with money and had a mansion that held parties that tried to lure Daisy back to him. Gatsby had thought that he could get back Daisy since he now has money too. He knew that if he is not able to support the lifestyle that Daisy wants then she would choose her actual husband without hesitation. Also it shows how people will sway towards money when they can since it can change how they live their lives. People all around Gatsby were just taking advantage of his wealth. Money tends to sway people’s …show more content…
Because Gatsby thought he could get back Daisy once he came back loaded with money, how Daisy could speak naturally like a rich person because she was born one but not Gatsby or Nick, and lastly how Tom looks down on others because of how rich his family is. But they all relate to the real world, since money is important in our society, we use it to buy things that we want or need. But we have to make decision depending on our amount of money if we should do something or not. So the money we use alter how we think, act, and makes who we
Thesis: While money will always be important to lives, but money alters the way people think, identity and character, and the actions people would take.
Our surroundings affect who someone becomes because money influence how people think and act. Why did Daisy marry Tom when she clearly loved Gatsby back then? Well she had married Tom because he had money and power, Daisy wanted someone to pay for the lifestyle that she had wanted to have. When Gatsby was trying to get Daisy back from Tom in their argument Gatsby had said “She never loved you, do you hear? She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me” (Fitzgerald 130). Gatsby knew this and that is why he worked hard and came back loaded with money and had a mansion that held parties that tried to lure Daisy back to him. Gatsby had thought that he could get back Daisy since he now has money too. He knew that if he is not able to support the lifestyle that Daisy wants then she would choose her actual husband without hesitation. Also it shows how people will sway towards money when they can since it can change how they live their lives. People all around Gatsby were just taking advantage of his wealth. Money tends to sway people’s …show more content…
Because Gatsby thought he could get back Daisy once he came back loaded with money, how Daisy could speak naturally like a rich person because she was born one but not Gatsby or Nick, and lastly how Tom looks down on others because of how rich his family is. But they all relate to the real world, since money is important in our society, we use it to buy things that we want or need. But we have to make decision depending on our amount of money if we should do something or not. So the money we use alter how we think, act, and makes who we