Moral Corruption In The Great Gatsby

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In the book The Great Gatsby, which is written by Scott F. Fitzgerald, it tells of the moral corruption that was prevalent in West Egg and East Egg. There was a difference between the two areas because East Egg was referred to as “old money” and West Egg was known as “new money”. How the two areas flaunted their money was on complete opposite spectrums because West Egg went over the top and flaunted their money openly, while East Egg was more reasonable with their money. The time period was in the 1920’s when bootleggers, speakeasies, and alcohol were the main talk of the nation. Also during this time, it was when the bond business was very popular too. This story takes place in New York where Wall Street is. The narrator of this story is …show more content…

In the book, he seems to be a tolerant person and uses reasoning and logic rather than feelings when dealing with situations (“The Great Gatsby”). In the movie, he is depicted a well groomed man who lives in an orderly fashion. Nick is more of a thinker than a doer because he observes how things are done in great detail. For example, when he was describing Gatsby’s parties, there was much emphasis on what was taking place and how the decorations looked. He is seen as the confident because people are able to tell secrets to him. He is more reserved when it comes to speaking his opinion. Nick is also a great listener and it seems that that characteristic is hard to come by in West …show more content…

I did not think anything of it, so I took out a penny that had been in my coat pocket for as long as I can remember. “Well, I am not sure how this works, but I am just going to say what I want.” I felt foolish standing there expecting a wish to come true out of this archaic well. “I wish that Nick Carraway from The Great Gatsby was here with me for the rest of the day.” As I dropped the penny, I heard a faint whoosh noise and someone ask “Where in the world am I?” I looked down the well and my jaw nearly dropped to the ground. Nick Carraway was standing at the bottom of the well looking very confuzzled. “Oh my gosh,” I felt like I was fangirling hardcore over my high school crush all over again,” this can not be real.” Nick was already climbing out of the well and looking around. “What year is this and where am I?” I could hear his distinct New York accent and I answered him but I do not remember saying

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