The Great Gatsby

Characters in books can reveal the author feeling toward the world. In TheGreat Gatsby Fitzgerald suggested the moral decline of the period inAmerica history through the interpersonal relationships among hischaracters. The book indicates the worthlessness of materialism, thefutile quest of Myrtle and Gatsby, and how America's moral values haddiminished. Despite his newly acquired fortune, Gatsby's monitory meanscould not afford his only true wish, therefore he cannot buy everythingwhich is important to Daisy. (Fitzgerald, -page 42) What …

…running her over then blaming it onGatsby. This causes the deaths of three people. (Fitzgerald, -page 100)In summary Gatsby struggle to gain acceptance among his social class andfailed. He could not achieve the American dream or reach his dream for histrue love. He changed him self into saying stuff like "old sport" andother stuff to make him be into impure. The complicated struggle for classdistinction continued as his life was wasted. (Fitzgerald, -page 122) Word Count: 381