In this novel, Fitzgerald portrays the well-respected upper class as the most careless. I believe Fitzgerald thought the upper class was the most irresponsible class because they were selfish and did not care how their actions affected other people. Also, the upper class often did not have problems that could not be fixed with money; therefore they did not have to concern themselves with the consequences of their actions where someone who was middle or lower class would. An example of this is Daisy Buchanan, who from the moment she first appears in the novel is portrayed as a careless upper class woman. She is introduced to the reader lying lazily on a couch, which foreshadows to the reader how negligent she is. For example, later in