Throughout Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the central character – Jay Gatsby experiences the adverse elements of wealth. Fitzgerald illustrates money as the creator of dubious assurance though Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship. Additionally, he construes money as a temporary title by examining individuals’ actions before and after Gatsby’s death. Furthermore, he also portrays money as disingenuous matter that disrupts personal principles. In the novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald demonstrates the negative aspect of money such as creating a false sense of security, causing of momentary admiration and disrupting one's morals.
Money often creates an erroneous impression of security for many. Money gives Gatsby a deceitful confidence. During …show more content…
Despite all the admirations Gatsby got during his lifetime, they proof to be momentary and dissipate after his death. Gatsby was a munificent gentleman, who throws lavish parties during his lifetime: “Every Friday five carts of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiter in New York… By seven o’clock the orchestra has arrived, no thin five piece affair, but a whole pitful of oboes and trombones…and high drums” (39-40). From ordering “five carts of oranges and lemons” to hiring a professional orchestra, Nick’s description of the party expresses Gatsby’s splendid lifestyle. Many are attracted by his wealth, “In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars” (39). Moths are animals that are attracted to lights. In his simile, Nick compares the party attenders to moths and Gatsby’s parties to the lights. People are attracted to Gatsby’s money just like moths are to lights. When Gatsby dies, his light fades and therefore people are no longer attracted to him. Furthermore, Nick informs the readers that “[He] was one of the few guest who had actually been invited. People were not invited – they went there” (41). This suggests Gatsby’s socially awkwardness. The few invitations he sent out also serves as an indication that he does not have many close friends. As Nick describes, the party consist of motley groups of people: from famous celebrities to the weirdo – …show more content…
Money has led Gatsby, Myrtle, Daisy and Tom into a black hole, where they loses their human instinct and is transformed into exploiters. They admire money and are eager to do whatever it takes to obtain wealth. However, their strong desire of wealth overpowers them, and took control of their morals and identity causing them to commit regrettable crimes. Ultimately, although money is adored by everyone, having too much of it often brings people into