Gatsby - starts poor, but finds happiness with Daisy.
Does not enjoy his parties even though he hosts them
Parties showing how wealthy he has become
Has a clear hollowness to him, fixated on Daisy
Page 65 - “I lived like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe –Paris, Venice, Rome- collecting jewels, chiefly rubies, hunting big game, painting a little, things for myself only” (65).
Lives for himself, able to do whatever he chooses, but decides to pursue Daisy.
Tom/George
Both are in a word, pathetic
Tom is a blatant racist and great example of the power of money.
Able to absolve himself of responsibility (breaking a woman’s nose).
George – Not able to realize what his wife is doing.
Lives a mediocre life with no friends or definite goals.
Both To some level the same
Greatest defining difference, wealth.
Even with this Tom can still have his happiness and well being stripped away.
“He has discovered that Myrtle had some sort of life apart from him in another world, and the shock made him physically sick” - p124
Just like that, even with all the money in the world, Tom is nothing. The main difference, and it means nothing.
The Funeral -
Gatsby with all of his money never creates a relationship that transcends life.
He has money, but when it comes down to it, he has one friend, one family member, and Owl-Eyes
Relationships part of the human experience, and just as the sun shines the rain starts, monies influence never lasts.
“I could only remember,