She Wants More

*I know that looks bad, but I have a point I promise!

So if you listened to the song above you will understand the connection it has to The Great Gatsby. The song summed up is an animals point of view of a women taking it's body parts to create her stylish clothing. Despite how much the animal gives her, she just takes more. All the while this allusive women refuses to smile. The animal in this song can be compared with our great man Gatsby. Regardless of how much he gives the women (Daisy) she will never be satisfied. The women can also not just be restrained to being Daisy, but to the upper class population of the 1920's. Men and women alike were never content with what they had, and only purchased things to flaunt them in front of their peers, in the pursuit of feeling adequate and of a higher class. There is no winner in the end, the animal dies and the women moves on to the next shiny new thing. Materialism corrupts, not only in The Great Gatsby, but in "A Diamond as Big as the Ritz" as well. Upon first arriving at the castle built upon a solid diamond the main character, as well as the reader, are in awe of the pure luxuriousness of it all. Gradually, however, this facade evaporates. John begins to see the moral lapses in the Washington family and feels uncomfortable. Just as people who harm animals to clothe themselves superficially can make certain individuals feel bad. There is a difference between doing things out of need and want.

Plus it's just a fantastic song :)