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Ji Yoon Kim (Gloria)

Library 100

Annotated Bibliography

December 3, 2018

Money and Materialism

Meehan, Adam. "Repetition, Race, and Desire in The Great Gatsby." Journal of Modern

Literature, vol. 37 no. 2, 2014, pp. 76-91. Project MUSE,

muse.jhu.edu/article/542175.Accessed 3 December 2018.

The author recently completed his PhD at the University of Arizona and is working on a

book project exploring the discursive and ideological dimensions of subjectivity as it is

represented in modernist fiction. His research interests are based on the twentieth century

literature, including American, British, and Anglophone literature. In this article the

author provides his opinions about the role plays in The Great Gatsby. The author

examines the characters and reveals a new angle that analyzes them in relation to Lacan’s

“fundamental fantasy”. He examines how Gatsby reconstructed his past in order to win

Daisy back by changing his name and living as a complete new person. The author

suggests that Gatsby’s symbolic transformation from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby already

showed his desire before he even reunites with Daisy; she simply just becomes the

protagonist’s object manifestation of his desire. This article does not perfectly answer my

research question. However, my research includes how Gatsby tries to use money to win

his love and abandons even his own family to achieve his desire, and this was refreshing,

interesting point of view for my paper.

Brown, Kirk, et al. “Materialism, Spending, and Affect: An Event-Sampling Study of

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Marketplace Behavior and Its Affective Costs.” Journal of Happiness Studies, vol. 17, no.

6, Dec. 2016, pp. 2277–2292. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s10902-015-9694-9.

The authors’ previous articles in the database did not include other articles of this topic.

However, because they work at the department of psychology, they examined materialism

in psychological perspective, such as behavioral economies or consumer behavior. They

conducted a research on materialism, how it has achieved a rapid growth in the recent two

decades and compares the spending habits of people in higher and lower class and

examines their emotional states regarding on their consumption. The research shows that

high materialists experienced a ‘letdown’ after spending than low materialists did. This

article seemed appropriate to use to show recent examples of materialism and money

which still is a controversial issue in this society that is getting worse with time.

Soll, Ivan. "Materialism." World Book Student, World Book, 2018,

www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar348880. Accessed 9 Dec.

The author is a professor working at the department of Philosophy. The author analyzes

and defines materialism in philosophical aspects and mentions that materialism is “the

name given to any philosophical view which asserts that everything that exists is material

or physical in nature.” This article does not necessarily answer my research question, but it

provides useful background information about how materialism has been part of the history

in many forms.

Donaldson, Scott. "Possessions in The Great Gatsby." The Southern Review, vol. 37, no. 2,

2001, p. 187. Literature Resource Center,

http://link.galegroup.com.cerritoscoll.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/A75021744/GLS?u=cerritos&

sid=GLS&xid=649645d3. Accessed 3 Dec. 2018.

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The author has written numerous articles that include many critical essays and viewpoint

essays in the fields of literature criticism. This literary criticism article analyzes Myrtle

Wilson and her desire to move to upper class by having an affair with Tom. However, the

author mentions that even with Myrtle’s effort to reach the territory of the upper class, she

reveals her status whenever she plans to or attempts to buy something, because she has no

experience with the higher-class consumption and money. This can be added to my

research with the fact that even Tom reminded of her place at the end of chapter 2 when

Myrtle mentions Daisy’s name during a fight with Tom and he punches her in the nose to

remind her of her place.

Mohanty, Kalpana I. "Green For Go." India Currents, vol. 27, no. 4, 07, 2013, pp. 20. ProQuest,

https://cerritoscoll.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-

com.cerritoscoll.idm.oclc.org/docview/1409207548?accountid=454. Accessed 3 December

2018.

Kalpana Iyer Mohanty is a 11th grade student and a Fitzgerald aficionado, currently living

in New Delhi. The author examines the Great Gatsby in the perspective of the American

Dream. This article suggests that The American Dream is much more than just material

wealth. Author claims that it supports the concept of freedom in a land, with many

opportunities. It was interesting because the author said if one chases American Dream

hard enough and accept failure along the way, they can forge their own success and destiny

unlike Gatsby, who he claims got lost along the way. It changed my perspective of thinking

that Gatsby did achieve the American Dream. The author also asserts that he would like to

savor the American Dream, not for materialistic reasons but to experience life in a place

that strives for equality, promotes independence and have freedom.