The Great Gatsby Immoral Quotes

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby the central figure, Gatsby, is a very puzzling character. In the beginning of the novel he is depicted as this mysterious man with great wealth, who throws extravagant parties. No one really knows who he is or how he got his money. Rumors circulate leading people to think he’s a spy or a killer, but every rumor poses him as some secretive character. Because of the many scenes depicting the different aspects and motives of his lifestyle, it is hard for the reader to decipher whether he is a moral or amoral character. While the means he used to obtain his fortune may be considered amoral by some, his motives and overall demeanor make him a moral character. In the novel, it is assumed that Gatsby achieves

The reader learns about Gatsby’s illegal connections when Gatsby takes Nick, a prominent character in the novel, to a speakeasy to meet his friend Wolfsheim. Wolfsheim is is gambler, who supposedly fixed the 1919 baseball world series, which is without a doubt, very illegal. While Nick and Gatsby are talking to Wolfsheim, Wolfsheim thinks Nick is a potential business partner that Gatsby was supposed to bring to him. This slip up by Wolfsheim shows the reader that Gatsby engages in business with Wolfsheim, which allows one to draw the conclusion that Gatsby also achieved his wealth through illegal means. Previous to this Gatsby said his fortune was passed down through his family but we learn from Jordan, a friend of Nick’s, that a couple of years ago Gatsby was in love with Daisy, a pretty girl with a high societal status, but she did not wait to marry him

The numerous extravagant parties he threw were all in hopes that she would show up. Throughout the numerous parties Gatsby never once partied with the other guests. He never drank with the other guests or engaged in any immoral activities, he just watched from a distance and waited for Daisy. In argument for his immoral ways of obtaining wealth, the only reason he tried to become very wealthy was so Daisy would believe that he could support her. There is very little argument for whether it is moral or not to get between someone’s marriage although he truly loved Daisy and it was not just for pleasure. Another example of his moral character is when Daisy hits Myrtle, a minor character in the book, and he ready to take the blame for her, if she were to be blamed. This is even after they realize that they were not going to be able to get back