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Examples Of Carelessness In The Great Gatsby

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Carelessness persists as the largest flaw in 1920’s civilization. Throughout The Great Gatsby, the wealthy elite held the mindset of superiority. For instance, Nick reprimands, “‘You’re a rotten driver. . . Either you ought to be more careful, or you oughtn’t to drive at all’” and Jordan responds with “‘Well, other people are,’” (Fitzgerald 47). Snobbishly, the rich assume their reckless driving balances out with the cautious automobilists; henceforth, the lack of road vigilance increases the likelihood of Daisy hitting Myrtle and the story spirals from there. Off the roads, the upperclassmen also threw away any cultural responsibilities. In the final chapter, Nick observes that “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things
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