Same Goal, Different Path in The Great Gatsby A deeper investigation of The Great Gatsby is needed to uncover a well-disguised theme of Fitzgerald's in this work. At a simple reading you probably wouldn't notice the major similarities between Jay Gatsby and Myrtle Wilson, but the two characters seemed to have the same agenda for their lives. While Gatsby took the path of acquiring money at all costs to enter the upper class of society and be acceptable in the eyes of a woman, Myrtle chose to make her way in society at the cost of her marriage by attaching herself to money. The underlying question is who was more successful. As a young man, Jay Gatsby was poor and had nothing but his love for Daisy. He had tried