There is so much wrong with today's society and just by looking at the internet I can tell that many people agree with me. People seem to care only about what someone has and not what they are actually like. We look at celebrities and the first thing that we notice is what they are wearing-- or which brand name designer they are wearing. We look at who has the biggest engagement ring or who has the highest number of carats in it instead of what these celebrities are contributing to society. From a young age, it is drilled into us that money and socioeconomic status are very important to our futures. What most people don't realize is that society has always been judgmental of everything and everyone. Society has always told us that the happiest people are the ones with everything money can buy, but that's simply not true.
We can see that materialism was prevalent in Gatsby's life due to the fact that he spent his entire life trying to make the maximum amount of money that he could. Gatsby was so intoxicated by the idea of materialism and attaining everything that he wanted, that he only wanted Daisy just so he could say that he won her over and not because of his love for her. Obviously this worked for Gatsby because not only does he not end up with anyone by his side, he loses Daisy and more importantly his life.
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