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by Mary Avanessian 3 years ago

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Lack of Morals in The Great Gatsby

Lack of Morals in The Great Gatsby

Lack of Morals in The Great Gatsby

Daisy

She just leave town afer the incidents
Does not even attened the funeral for Gatsby, who she 'loved'. She was also the reason Gatsby got killed, hovere, she just got up and left
She is using Gatsby to get back at tom for cheating on her
She killed someone and is careless
The 'Death Car', didnt stop, wavered around the next bend

Myrtle

Cheating on her husband
She is unfaithful
Is having an affaire with someone who is already married
Myrlu uses infidelity to clim the social lader
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Gatsby

He loves someone who is already married
In orther to achive material wealth, Gatsby finds himself overwrought with authorizaed money.
He admits to Nick that he is "in the drug store bussiness"
Gatsby diplays examples of moral coruption through his procurment of welth.

Tom

Told Mr.Wilson that the car that killed his wife, was Gatsby's
Even though Tom did not kill anyone, he is reponsible to gatsbys death. He braugh forth evidence that it was Gatsby's car, tempting George to kill Gatsby.
"Tom Buchanan broke her nose wih his open hand"
He beats his mistress, Myrtle
"It is up to us, who are the domainatnt race to watch out, or these other races will have cotrol over things (13)
Tom is ignorantly racist
Tom cheated on Daisy with Myrtle Wilson
He is unfaithfull to his wife