Essay On Morals And American Idealism In The Great Gatsby

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Morals and American Idealism in The Great Gatsby



The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story of morals and

American idealism, this being a major theme of the book, which is corrupted

by using materials as its means.



Nick, the narrator as well as one of the main characters of The

Great Gatsby, has moved to the East coast from the West to learn the bond

business. He rents a mid-sized bungalow on West Egg, where most of the

other residents have adopted their wealth, which just happens to be next to

the palace-like house of Gatsby, the main character of the story. Nick's

cousin Daisy and her husband Tom are a well-to-do couple who live on East …show more content…



This story is about a wealthy man Gatsby, who becomes corrupt, so

to say, he doesn't respect the money which was virtually given to him when

he was younger so now the great wealth is out to destroy him in a way.



Gatsby takes things for granted because he didn't have to word to

get the Upper Class status which he now has. An example of this is also

one of the main parts of the story. Daisy, Nick's cousin and the wife

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