Thesis:

beshoy_shenouda — 2014-04-25 03:14:53 UTC

In The Great Gatsby, by F.Scott Fitzgerald, money is a dominant source of unhappiness and a cause of many problems to most people within society in the 1920s, despite most believing otherwise.

Myrtle proves that having money in 1920s is not the only cause of unhappiness. However, individuals who don’t possess money also have a tough life.

beshoy_shenouda — 2014-04-25 03:23:33 UTC

Myrtle is never satisfied with the life she has at the valley of ashes:

She never accepts the life she has in the valley, from the moment she marries Wilson to her downfall.

“He borrowed somebody's best suit to get married in, and never told me about it, and the man came after it one day when he was out...I gave it to him and then I lay down and cried...all afternoon.” (page 29) - Myrtle

Myrtle tragic downfall is caused by her obsession with money.

Myrtle’s devastating accident is caused by her obsession with Tom’s money. she stares at Tom from the windows over the garage. furthermore, she runs outside the valley when tom is back from the city, expecting him to be driving the yellow car and taking her away with him. However, Daisy is the one driving the yellow car, and that’s when the accident occurs.

"In one of the windows over the garage the curtains had been moved aside a little, and Myrtle Wilson was peering down at the car. So engrossed was she that she had no consciousness of being observed, and one emotion after another crept into her face like objects into a slowly developing picture.” (page 102) - Nick

Echo Thesis

2014-04-25 14:58:50 UTC

Money is seen as the main cause of unhappiness in the 1920s. It has an effect on every individual in society, whether or not they possess it or are looking to obtain it.

Money by beshoy shenouda

Thesis:

Myrtle proves that having money in 1920s is not the only cause of unhappiness. However, individuals who don’t possess money also have a tough life.

Echo Thesis