Money Is Not A Good Life Analysis
Money is not just an object these days. It opens up thousands of life opportunities and allows us to enjoy all of the material comforts and luxuries. It is also not wrong to say that money could make us happier, if our basic needs are fulfilled. However, two novels, The Great Gatsby by F. Fitzgerald and The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, suggest that wealth is not the best indicator of a “good life”. In other words, there are other important factors, such as love and affection, which together compose a good life.
According to both novels, wealth is clearly an element that is needed in order to have a good life. Comparing George and Myrtle Wilson to rich people such as Gatsby, Jordan, Daisy and Tom Buchanan from The Great Gatsby, the importance of wealth and leading it to a good life is clearly shown. Characters from East and West Egg live …show more content…
“O my ducats, O my daughter! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice, the law, my ducats (The Merchant of Venice II.viii.15.17),” suggests Shylock values his money over her daughter as he gets to know that Jessica runs away with a Christian and helps herself to a bunch of his ducats. His false love leads to an unfortunate ending. Moreover, the characters from The Great Gatsby show that love fails to lead one to a good live, but to a tragic end instead. Gatsby’s ultimate motivation to achieve wealth is to get Daisy back as he has dreamed for long, however rather than winning her back, he gets stabbed in the back by her, who he trusted and loved the most. Although Gatsby has done a lot of things for Daisy, she chooses Tom over Gatsby after she finds out that Gatsby earned his money illegally, because this makes his wealth and status unstable. As a result, Gatsby gets killed by George Wilson for covering Daisy’s crime. This indicates that true love is actually more significant than wealth that allows one to achieve a good
According to both novels, wealth is clearly an element that is needed in order to have a good life. Comparing George and Myrtle Wilson to rich people such as Gatsby, Jordan, Daisy and Tom Buchanan from The Great Gatsby, the importance of wealth and leading it to a good life is clearly shown. Characters from East and West Egg live …show more content…
“O my ducats, O my daughter! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice, the law, my ducats (The Merchant of Venice II.viii.15.17),” suggests Shylock values his money over her daughter as he gets to know that Jessica runs away with a Christian and helps herself to a bunch of his ducats. His false love leads to an unfortunate ending. Moreover, the characters from The Great Gatsby show that love fails to lead one to a good live, but to a tragic end instead. Gatsby’s ultimate motivation to achieve wealth is to get Daisy back as he has dreamed for long, however rather than winning her back, he gets stabbed in the back by her, who he trusted and loved the most. Although Gatsby has done a lot of things for Daisy, she chooses Tom over Gatsby after she finds out that Gatsby earned his money illegally, because this makes his wealth and status unstable. As a result, Gatsby gets killed by George Wilson for covering Daisy’s crime. This indicates that true love is actually more significant than wealth that allows one to achieve a good