Empty Dreams (Mae)

Lois Tysons Marxist analysis opens up a new prospective on The Great Gatsby by taking apart the American Dream. "American dream not only fails to fulfill its promise but also contributes to the decay of personal values," (pg 69) by opening the Marxist window it explains the money drive in the book. "Commodification ...creates desire even as it fulfills it,"(pg 70) seemed to explain the majority of the themes form Gatsby. For example Gatsby "never uses his library, pool, or hydroplane... drink alcohol or know most of the guest at his lavish parties," (pg 73) which would seem like he has the world in the palm of his hand to anyone else, but to him his life is never complete. One of the questions I have after reading this is, is it better to be empty but have everything? Or feel like you have everything, but in reality have very little?