Morality in The Great Gatsby Essay

Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald addresses the morality of the people he saw as representative of his time through the behaviors of the characters in the novel and how these characters react to various situations. The 1920s was an era marked by money, cars, and breaking down social barriers. Fitzgerald examines certain characters who are not always led by their moral compasses, and the extent to which these characters have evolved to share the shifting views of the time. Various characters throughout the novel, including Tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan, and Jay Gatsby, use their wealth and social statuses as shields to protect themselves from taking responsibility for their actions. Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband, is a…

The Great Gatsby written by Fitzgerald narrates the story that a rich and handsome man tried hard to achieve his dream and the woman he loved, but ended with death. The novel represents a materialist, corrupt and depraved society where people degenerated both materially and spiritually. This society was generally going down rather than went "from nothing to nothing" (p. 103). In this essay, why people of all classes would ended the same and how people lost morality will be stated. It will also…

and big dreams. It is a place where people go when they want to be someone in life. Walking around the city they see the glamor but they also see the downside to the once hopeful dreamers. The ones who did not achieve their dream and have to deal with the backlash of their sanguine demeanor. In The Great Gatsby the main theme is “the American dream” but inside that theme we see many other, smaller, themes that make up the overarching concept. In the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald we see the…

Morality is a system of values and principles to which one believes something is right or wrong. In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the characters whose morals are most affected are Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, and Tom Buchanan. Jay is blinded by his fantasy and makes decisions based of dreams. Daisy is influenced by wealth and materials. She is used to a flashy lifestyle and being spoiled. Tom is a dominant and aggressive man, he does what he wants because he is powerful and…

The morality of people is sometimes respected by some people and sometimes not. People sometimes throw morality to the side if it is in their benefit of to obtain something he or she wants. This message is very evident in The Great Gatsby, so I am going to show how each of the characters, events, food, or settings represents this message Jay Gatsby- Jay Gatsby was infatuated on getting Daisy to fall back in love with him and gain wealth. To do this he threw away his ethics and committed some…

Many people disagree with the meaning of morality. Morality is known as the separation between good and evil. The line can easily be blurred because what one person believes to be bad another person could believe is good due to the way they were raised. Every character has moments in the book where they are immoral but some more so than others. Tom is the novels main antagonist and is probably the most immoral in to the story when compared to the other characters. Tom antagonizes and coaxes…

Morality and Selfishness in The Great Gatsby F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby puts forward the implication and treatment of women. Through the three main female characters, Jordan Baker, Myrtle Wilson, and Daisy Buchanan, it comments on the relationship between morality and selfishness. The story suggests that women’s empty morals lead to selfishness; therefore men disempower women The portrayal of women as dishonest and insensitive individuals is shown through Jordan. The narrator, Nick…

engaging in different activities, and, most importantly, the idea of living by a moral code had essentially disappeared. People at this time began to experiment with situations and people became much more adventurous than ever; wondering astray from focusing one’s life on a moral code, but instead to live as people desired. During this same period of time in the “Roaring Twenties,” many authors were taking great advantage of the situations and began to incorporate the times of their society into…

Lexi Aldrich Carlson Period 6 24 October 2014 The Great Gatsby In the 1920’s, life revolved around how much money you made and how high on the social ladder you climbed. People would do anything, even something immoral, to reach the upper class. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, money and status leave the characters devoid of morality. Status can drive people to do immoral things. Myrtle uses infidelity to climb the social ladder without hard work. Tom cheats on Daisy with…

Abegail Hawley Ms. Maggert English III 21 March 2018 Social Class and Morality Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.” Tcche roaring twenties was a spendthrift era. The lower social classes really wanted to attain wealth and luxury, but couldn’t due to the restriction put on them by societal norms. This began the era of bootlegging, gangs and crime all across the country and the decline of morality. In F. Scott…