It is said that money can't buy happiness and this is a statement that has been said for many years and it is evident to see this is theme that clearly runs throughout the story; 'The Great Gatsby'. This image demonstrates that if you buy material things such as cars, food, alcohol and many more than it can provide you with happiness although this is not always true as many believe that true happiness is earned through hard work.
This particular image enables you to believe that happiness is through expensive objects and in the story of 'Great Gatsby' it explores these ideas because the character of Gatsby is poor but he pretends to have money. As a result of this he meets a girl called Daisy of whom he takes a liking to, but in order to become friends he thinks he has to have money and things take a turn for the worse when the other characters in the book find out that Gatsby was lying about having money. Furthermore, later on in the novel Gatsby becomes rich and he thinks this will be able to buy him happiness and love as he tries to rekindle with Daisy as he now has money although things don't work out as hoped as Daisy loves Tom and Gatsby is left alone once again. Therefore, even though initially thought that money can buy you happiness it is always the case as seen in this novel because even when Gatsby was rich he still couldn't have Daisy and so he was still unhappy.
In addition this is a saying that is normally the case with most people because although you think your happy with everything you may own, you are subconsciously unhappy and unsatisfied with the lifestyle you may lead. Therefore, as presented in the novel 'Great Gatsby' money can't buy happiness or love no matter how much stuff you have.
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