"That was always my experience-- a poor boy in a rich town; a poor boy in a rich boy's school; a poor boy in a rich man's club at Princeton ... . However, I have never been able to forgive the rich for being rich, and it has colored my entire life and works."
F. Scott Fitzgerald hates those who are rich but ironically he has created a great character with the legendary name of The Great Gatsby, which stands for legendary richness. Although readers of the novel are expected to hate Gatsby as a rich man from the viewpoint of the writer's perspective, they do not. Why do not they hate Gatsby? It is because Fitzgerald did not create Gatsby as a rich man without any human touch. Gatsby is romantic. He is a good lover. He is loyal and he can sacrifice all his wealth, just to win Daisy and her dedication. Therefore, Gatsby is not a typical, inhuman, materialistic rich man. He exploits the powers the richness to attain Daisy. Because of this, Gatsby is Fitzgerald himself, who is not a money worshipper.
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