Wealth brings happiness, a statement that is widely debated. Although it seems that if you have alot of money, that you can be happy, but the characters in "The Great Gatsby" prove otherwise.
The hollowness that is shown in Gatsby is an example of how you can have all the money in the world, and throw huge parties, but still not be happy. Gatsby strives to get the attention of Daisy, who he fell in love with long ago and has been trying to get the attention of her ever since.
Gatsby dedicated his life to becoming very wealthy after working for millionare at a young age. He wanted to become wealthy because he wanted to do anything he could to get to the social position, and wealth to win over Daisy.
The fact that Gatsby would do anything to become wealthy, including criminal activity to get the wealth. But, the different types of wealth Gatsby and Daisy have seem to keep them apart. The fact that they are both wealthy, but have no love, shows that even though they are both very wealthy, they are hollow and unhappy.
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