Examples Of Corruption In The Great Gatsby

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Well Loved Corruption
What if, that well dressed man that lives in that huge mansion was really way different than he seems? Well, in the book “The Great Gatsby”, by F. Scott Fitzgerald has a character just like this. This story is about a man named Gatsby who makes a fortune just to get near a girl he loved. As the book goes on, Gatsby gets Daisy, the girl he loved, but wants more. However, Gatsby has a dark side, a side where he participates in illegal businesses. Therefore, Jay Gatsby is so devoted to love and so corrupt that these traits ultimately led to Gatsby’s demise.
Gatsby is very devoted to his love of Daisy, and this trait alone drives this entire story. After he made his fortune, Gatsby, “bought that huge house so that Daisy