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Hedonism and The Great Gatsby Hedonism means to live only for pleasure. It means not thinking about the consequences of your actions as long as make you happy. It’s a total abandon of all responsibilities. This type of lifestyle often has negative results. I mean, look at the hippies, and how their hedonistic society turned out. They are all either in rehab centers or have kids running around with names like “Moonbeam” and “Starchild”. …

…spent on a luxury- in this case a Rolls Royce. Sure- it’s a nice car, but does he really need it? In the end, Gatsby’s lifestyle left him with next to nothing. When he died, only his father, Nick, some servants, the postman, and the man with the owl-eyed glasses came to his funeral. It goes to show you that living only for pleasure is not the best kind of life to lead.