The Motif of Money in the

The novel The Great Gatsby demonstrates people who value money over almost anything. Through a mystery of determining who a man is, the reader finds out what the costs of putting money on such a high pedestal actually are. The characters completely disregard friendship, love, and hope for money. Many of the characters determine their social lives and friendships based on money. Tom goes riding with other rich people not because he knows them well …

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