The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. An essay about three major themes throughout the book. Includes quotes from characters.

Have you ever taken the time to analyze human nature in its purest form? F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby to model the citizens of the nation. Through romance, materialism, and morality the characters reflect how people as a whole react in different situations. We as human beings are not perfect and our flaws have been exposed throughout this novel. This novel was written years ago and I ask have we remained the same? …

…Myrtle's death. He ends his life by murdering Gatsby and committing suicide.         Did the imperfections of the characters in The Great Gatsby make them bad or incomplete people? Every person has a flaw or something that they don't like about themselves. Nobody is perfect and society as a whole will never peak at perfection. The best we can hope for is that every person tries to be the best person they are capable of being.