Topic > Gatsby's Money vs. Wilson's Love - 609

“No man can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money” (Matthew 6:24). The Great Gatsby, a novel created by F. Scott Fitzgerald, tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a poor Midwestern farm boy who becomes a wealthy entrepreneur through illegal bootlegging. He attempts to win back the long-lost love of his life, Daisy Faye (now Buchanan through marriage), by throwing wonderful parties every weekend. Nick Carraway, Daisy's second cousin, Gatsby's next-door neighbor, and narrator of the novel, gives the reader a mostly accurate portrayal of the love story between Gatsby and Daisy that ends with the tragic murders of Myrtle Wilson and Gatsby, as well as with the suicide of George Wilson. , the garage owner and Myrtle's husband. Gatsby's mansion attracts socialites and is filled with emotional infatuation without consciousness or the presence of God; as Dr. TJ Eckleburg's eyes follow Wilson's garage, filled with dirt, love and lies. Gatsby is certainly great when you take into account his wealth. ...