Wealth in The Greath Gatsby

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English Plan. Topic: Wealth Ideas: • The world today is still obsessed with wealth as much as in the great Gatsby • Everyone wants to be rich • People think money buys happiness Structure: 1. What wealth is 2. Wealth in todays society 3. Wealth within the great Gatsby 4. Relate the great Gatsby to modern society 5. Conclude ideas that are related between the great Gatsby & modern society and say how things have changed over time 6. Conclude Wealth, one of the main goals for millions of people around the world, but what is wealth? Wealth is the idea of possessing an abundance of valuable possessions or money and using this for personal pleasure rather than to help other people. The notion of wealth can sit quite negatively. But I believe this idea of wealth can not only be with physical possessions; it can be the idea of being Spiritually Wealthy, Mentally wealthy, Physically wealthy as well as many others. All these Philosophy’s of wealth have been around for thousands of years dating back centuries, and are still extremely relevant today. Within modern society, monetary wealth is the main source of control and power; most people today see wealthy people as “more important” or “more powerful” just cause they have more money than them. Thus in turn giving the wealthy people the upper hand with no one to stand against them allowing them to do as they please. This is the case through many countries around the world. In some countries it varies slightly with the governments listening to there people but taking more influence from these wealthy people, it is on very rare occasion that these people are treated equally with the middle and lower class family’s. A study by Drs Keltner and Piff at the Universit... ... middle of paper ... ...h of your own words and some quotes. Keep working on this Hayden. References 1. Abc.net.au,. (1983). Greed is not good › Dr Karl's Great Moments In Science (ABC Science). Retrieved 15 May 2014, from http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/10/01/3859819.htm 2. Shmoop,. (2014). The Great Gatsby Theme of Wealth. Retrieved 19 May 2014, from http://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/wealth-theme.html 3. Sparknotes.com,. (2014). SparkNotes: The Great Gatsby: Themes, Motifs & Symbols. Retrieved 19 May 2014, from http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/themes.html 4. IMDb,. (1990). The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) - Plot Summary. Retrieved 19 May 2014, from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ql_6 5. Shmoop,. (2014). The Great Gatsby Wealth Quotes Page 2. Retrieved 19 May 2014, from http://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/wealth-quotes-2.html 6.

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