Theme Of Greed In The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is set in New York City and on Long Island, in two areas known as "West Egg" and "East Egg"—in real life, Great Neck and Port Washington peninsulas on Long Island. In the early 1920’s World War I had just come to an end. A new generation flocked from small towns to big cities in search of excitement, opportunity, and a “modern” way of living. Fitzgerald accurately portrays elements, such as greed, celebration and of the 1920’s in The Great Gatsby’s.
Fitzgerald accurately portrays the 1920s in The Great Gatsby's through greed by using the characters Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson. During the 1920s the economy began to turn around and Americans felt the need to have more than they actually need. Daisy, the love interest of Gatsby, loves money and Gatsby even says that “her voice is full of money” (120). Daisy stays with her unfaithful husband because of his money and class and Gatsby only becomes rich because he feels the only way to win over Daisy is to become rich. Fitzgerald portrays the women of the 20’s correctly using Daisy
The Great Gatsby is set in a period immediately after the end of the First World War. After the pain and suffering experienced during World War I it was a time for celebration. People were expressing the freedoms they lacked during the war. Over the top, elaborate parties were what was happening, as illustrated by Jay Gatsby hosting extraordinarily flamboyant parties and Tom's continuous little excursions to his apartment in New York to have fun. Everybody during this era was out to have a good time. The characters are realistic. Jay Gatsby symbolizes those who, during this era, sought to fulfill the “American Dream” ; a dream of wealth and success, gained through hard work and success. Fitzgerald accurately describes the “American Dream” when he wrote, “Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry."