Some possible thesis statements below:
1. Although Jay Gatsby lived his life loving Daisy, she did not even attend his funeral.
2. Although the night life was all glitter and glamor at West Egg, when the lights went out, money could not buy Jay Gatsby happiness.
3. Although Jay Gatsby was living the American Dream, he died in an unhappy state of mind.
4. The Great Gatsby is a classic novel in which money is the center of many characters' lives; however, that money could not buy happiness.
5. All the money in the world would not make Jay Gatsby happy for he lived to love Daisy Buchanan and died without her love.
6. The Great Gatsby is filled with many characters who live hopeless, lonely lives, even though they have all the money one could want.
