“Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.
–Letter, Aug. 1936, to Ernest Hemingway
This quote says a lot to me. First thing that comes to my mind when I read this quote from Fitzgerald is, money cannot always by you happiness. Money can by you a lot of things accept the important things like love, and family. For example, Jay Gatsby was extremely wealthy and lived the lives most wish they had. He had the fancy mansion and the nice clothes. He had more than enough money but he was not as happy as you would think he would be. His former love, Daisy was marred to another man and he Gatsby was devastated. He lives by himself in a big mansion with no family. He is a very mysterious person, mainly because he doesn’t let a lot of people in. Gatsby could have the world at his fingertips, but it doesn’t mean anything f you don’t have someone to share it with.
The second thing that comes to my mind when I read this quote is the changes money can do to someone. Money can do very devious things to someone. I think Fitzgerald is trying to say that sometimes money can change people for the worst. It is so easy to get greedy and power hungry. People can loose sight of who they really are and I think that is what Fitzgerald is trying to say.
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In my post i chose the same quote as you did. We kind of had the same opinion of what the quote meant to us. I also got the impression that Fitzgerald is trying to say money can not buy you happiness. I also said that money can do very bad things to someone. good post...
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