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Morality In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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**Keep in mind this essay is not yet finished. The conclusion isn't done yet so only worry about what is shown**. Gatsby’s Great Truth The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a renowned novel in the United States. The main character, Jay Gatsby, is an incredibly rich man who becomes so rich by doing some very shady work. Jay Gatsby was a poor man growing up, but he became rich to impress the woman he loves, Daisy, and to show her that he can support her financially if they get married. Gatsby has become so in love, to the point where he would do anything for her. In this novel, we see Gatsby closely associated with his major crime boss, Meyer Wolfsheim. This made me think about how someone like Gatsby would become so rich so suddenly and …show more content…

Some people will do anything for love, even if it’s morally wrong or lacks common sense. There are many parts of the story that show how Gatsby would do anything for Daisy, no matter the consequences for himself or others. We see the first example of Gatsby’s lack of sense and morality when he and Nick go to lunch with Meyer Wolfsheim. When they see each other, Gatsby says to Nick, “This is my friend, Meyer Wolfsheim” (69). Gatsby sees this man wearing literal human teeth as cuff buttons and who “fixed the World’s Series back in 1919” (73), as a friend. Meyer Wolfsheim is not the type of person you have or want as a regular friend. The only way Gatsby could be friends with Wolfshiem is if he did shady and morally wrong business with him. While being friends with a major crime lord clearly shows Gatsby abandoning his morality for Daisy, we also see him abandoning all common sense when he fires all his servants. Gatsby’s reasoning for firing his servants is “I wanted someone who wouldn’t gossip”. Daisy comes over quite often in the afternoons (114). Gatsby decided to fire all his servants, who never mentioned how Gatsby became so rich or why he got so many calls from shady people, and replace those servants with people from Meyer

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