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7 Deadly Sins In The Great Gatsby

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The Seven Deadly Sins are always a theme in which many things can relate to: lust, greed, sloth, envy, pride, wrath, and gluttony. Some books are quite easy to relate, while others have a harder time finding connections. Four books can relate to four of the seven deadly sins very easily. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, can relate to lust, Julius Caesar, by Shakespeare, relates to envy, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, relates to pride, and finally Night, by Elie Wiesel, relates to wrath. The Great Gatsby relates to the deadly sin of lust on more than one occasion. Most of the plot revolves around Gatsby’s and Tom’s forbidden relationships. Gatsby has lusted for Daisy ever since he met her, even though they could never be together. Tom is cheating on Daisy with a woman from the valley of ashes, Myrtle. He does this because his …show more content…

Cassius is so envious of Julius Caesar and all of his power, that he plans an assassination and gains the help of Brutus and some other statesmen. Because of this, Julius Caesar by Shakespeare is a perfect example of the deadly sin of envy. Cassius is jealous of Caesar because they were once equals and now Cassius feels threatened by him. Envy leads many of the characters in this play to do arrogant, foolish, and selfish acts. All of the conspirators feel threatened by Caesar’s power and, Cassius especially, thinks Rome and their own positions would be much safer with Caesar gone. Just as envy is linked to Cassius and Caesar’s assassination, many other books can be related to the seven deadly sins. Night is related to wrath, To Kill a Mockingbird is related to pride, and The Great Gatsby is related to lust in a similar way as Julius Caesar is related to envy. Out of the seven, these four relate the best with these books. The Seven Deadly Sins is not only noteworthy in religion, but it can also be related to books and everyday

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