What Is The Moral Value Of The Great Gatsby

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Through the moral ranking activity, I learned a lot about my own values, morals and character traits. For instance, I learned that I highly value equality, which prompted me to instantly depict Tom as the least moral character because he is racist, abusive and oppressive in order to make himself superior to others. I also learned that I value obedience and respecting the law, which led me to disagree with other classmate’s beliefs that Gatsby and George are the most moral because they have both broken the law by commiting murder, participating in organized crime and illegally selling grained alcohol. Furthermore, through many classmate’s statements that Nick is the most moral, I discovered that I am unable to share this opinion because I firmly