shows how glorified the Eggs look compared to the other cities in New York. The Eggs hide their depravity behind a fake life of parties and big houses. Fitzgerald includes the billboard of the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg to further emphasize the moral decay that has been shown through ought the book. The eyes symbolize that someone is always watching you‚ causing a guilty conscience to make a person make better decisions when faced with obstacles. Myrtle treats her husband‚ Wilson‚ very poorly. She
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The Moral Decay It is easy to for oneself to lose contact with morality when faced with enormous amounts of money. Not to say all of the socially inclined are morally deficient‚ but an image of moral decay is clearly painted in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby showing the corruption driven by an omni-present green light that is money. Both Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan‚ men of influence-men of money are mirrored opposites of each other; possessing general similarities in which certain differences
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The Decay of American Dream in The Great Gatsby The American Dream is a worldwide known idiom and it emphasizes an ideal of a successful and happy lifestyle which is oftentimes symbolized by the phrase “from rags-to-riches”. It originated out of the ideal of equality‚ freedom and opportunity that is held to every American. In the last couple of decades the main idea of the American Dream has shifted to becoming a dream in which materialistic values are of a higher importance and status. The
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The Great Gatsby is a modern classic of the early twentieth century‚ a novel which truly captured the luxurious atmosphere of the “Jazz Age.” It is a moniker given to the 1920’s which is suitable‚ as the spread of wealth led to a decade of glamor and decadence. Among the variations of the novel’s themes‚ the one moral that is evident and shadows over the rest of the “American Dream‚” is the ideal that a person of any racial or financial background could start a new life in America and live in riches
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MORAL DECAY (Reflection Paper) As generations pass by‚ people become less conservative about what they do and how they perceive their surroundings. Mostly‚ it comes from the media and I’m not only talking about what they show in TV‚ that’s the first‚ but also to what people listen to like music. For example‚ some of today’s most popular music to teenagers are very explicit‚ so since it is popular and it’s lyrics are quite misleading‚ these children tend to do what they hear from these songs unconsciously
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Everyone has their own morals which molds them into who they are. This also often determines the choices they make. From the book The Great Gatsby‚ Nick has a decision to make based upon his standards and values of living. His decision in this case is determining what his next step would be after knowing the broken relationship between Tom and Daisy. Both Tom and Daisy are identified to value money and love more than anything else. Money plays a big role in their lives‚ because it shapes their reputation
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modern American Fiction‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place during the 1920’s; a time of prosperity‚ wild and hedonistic lifestyles. The Roaring Twenties was a time of change and the opportunity for self determination. It was during this time that social and moral values were drawn away from society‚ and towards immoral behaviour. The predominate theme of immorality can be seen through the character development of Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. Although both engage in degraded
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expansion in economy and technology invention. It brought Americans more opportunities to get rich and a modern way of living. The era was also remarked by the decay of society’s moral during the Prohibition period. Fitzgerald describes this moral decadence through his famous work‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by portraying the infamous bootlegger‚ Jay Gatsby. Prohibition was a period during the Roaring Twenties in which the government banned all of the sales‚ production and transportation of alcohol through the
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The Moral Lens of The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald creates a world full of lessons in morality in his novel The Great Gatsby‚ with a character list featuring two or more people who embezzle‚ forge or steal to make money‚ three people having romantic affairs‚ and a few murderers. Throughout Fitzgerald’s novel he employs many concepts pertaining to the justification of these immoral acts and the way that it is seen from the perspective of the character committing the moral crime. His protagonist
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