Novel Study Essay

As humans, we all have certain desires, but perhaps, the most valuable one to us humans is the intense and selfish desire for wealth and power. We have this desire because we always want more of something and can never get enough of it. Some may perceive greed to be a positive emotion but on the contrary, there are many individuals who believe that greed is bad. Also, many would think that greedy people are confident, and others would think that one becomes greedy due to the lack of confidence in oneself. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by John F. Fitzgerald, the problem is the greediness shown between the two different societies of the upper-class, and Jay Gatsby, the main character, is shown to be the greediest of them all. He possesses all this wealth and power for his love because he had no confidence in it because he already lost to his love once. Therefore, Gatsby clearly demonstrates, through his acts, that greediness arises from the lack of confidence. In the following paragraphs, we support our arguments by considering the ambition of Jay Gatsby, the impatience of Daisy Buchanan, and the inconsiderate behaviour of Daisy.

There are many ways in which a person can express how much they love someone, but one way is through achieving a lot of wealth, to which one may be attracted. This is why Gatsby was shown to be very ambitious. A person can cross any limit when it comes to love. In the novel, Gatsby first meets Nick in one of his parties and Nick finds him somewhat mysterious. Later on, Jordan tells Nick to meet up to discuss a request made by Gatsby to call Daisy over for tea and Jordan tells Nick the past about Gatsby and Daisy. She tells him why Gatsby is the way he is and why he “bought that house,” which was on the ot...

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...wer and that she’s “above the hot struggles of the poor,” meaning she’s glad that she doesn’t have to go through all the ‘struggles’ of being poor, because she has everything needed for her not to be struggled.

In conclusion to these arguments, one can say that greed arises from the lack of confidence. This is clearly evident in the novel because there are many characters from the novel that carry this emotion. There is Jay Gatsby who’s filled with greed and ambition to achieve his love, and then there’s Daisy who’s so impatient for her love that she marries a wealthy man instead, and she also shows how inconsiderate she is, always being proud of her money and relying on it, and not caring about anyone else. Greed is one of the main themes for this novel and the main characters portray this very well, showing that one becomes greedy due to the lack of confidence.