She is content when these are revealed as fantasies becausel she is pleased that Toby Moreland is in reality a rich man, both in money and in imagination.įitzgerald gives a description at the beginning of “The Rich Boy” of how the rich are different from ordinary people. In “The Offshore Pirate” the spoiled and greedy Ardita is impressed with Curtis Carlyle’s tales of armed hold ups and his plans to be a rajah. There is beauty and power, but not true wealth and value. The Washingtons surround themselves with opulence and luxury, but any friends they may have had are killed after their first visit. There is a great irony in “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz” in that the Washingtons have found the largest diamond in the world, but knowledge of its existence would immediately remove its value. At the end of the story, he is still searching when he takes up with the girl on the cruise ship. He does not value his relationship with Paula until it is too late, and he has lost the wealth she has bestowed on other men – marriage and children. He is given the name Hunter as he continues to search for something that will be of true value to him. The perception of wealth and what is truly meant by the term is a theme explored in many of the stories.
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