Society Now Going Down Hill In The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald shows how he sees society now going down hill in a book. The things that the characters do in this book show or relate to some of the things people do now. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby, Nick and Daisyś irresponsible behavior led to the tragic outcome of the story.
One example to show this is the parties that Gatsby threw. Everyone is out of control and misbehaving. But he had these parties to find Daisy, he didn't even attend them himself. This shows that F. Scott Fitzgerald shows society being a bad place. Instead of people acting classy and respectful, he shows that they're doing the complete opposite.
Another example is the west egg and east egg. F.Scott Fitzgerald shows

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