Money Corrupted In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

In Fitzgerald’s the Great Gatsby, the only thing that matters in the 1920’s is how lavish the parties are, and how having so much money is not enough. Gatsby has all the money in the world, has lavish parties all in hope that, Daisy will come back. Money is used as a lure in the novel, to try and bring Daisy back. Money destroys the characters, money destroys their lives, and the novel shows how wealth corrupts them in the end. Fitzgerald shows through the characters relationships, how greed was demonstrated in the 1920’s. The society in the 1920’s wanted more, all the money was not enough; Fitzgerald shows the readers that having money and lavish things will fulfill you completely. That’s why Daisy chose Tom over Gatsby, even though she truly