The Great Gatsby takes place in the Roaring Twenties. During the Roaring Twenties society’s morals were lowered. The reason that the society had lowered their morals was because they wanted to live extravagantly so that they could forget the war. The society in The Great Gatsby are murderers, adulterers, deceitful, and materialistic. These qualities portray do not portray the lifestyle of a Christian, but that of a wicked person. Many of the characters in The Great Gatsby exhibit those sinful qualities. Tom is married to Daisy Buchanan. Although he is married to Daisy he is having an affair with a married woman who lives in the Valley of Ashes. The woman’s name is Myrtle Wilson. Myrtle is married to a mechanic named George Wilson. Myrtle
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It is different because Gatsby is not married to anyone. Gatsby committed adultery by lusting after a woman. In Matthew 5:28 it says “But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” (New International Version) Since Gatsby lusted after Daisy he also sinned.
Tom hates Gatsby. One reason he hates Gatsby is because Tom sees that Gatsby is trying to steal his woman away from him. Another reason is that he believes that Gatsby got his wealth from illegal activities like bootlegging. “He and this Wolfsheim bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. That’s one of his little stunts. I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and I wasn’t far wrong.” (Fitzgerald 133)
The feelings between Tom and Gatsby are mutual because he hates Tom. The reason that Gatsby hates Tom is that he married Daisy and Gatsby feels that Tom is not good enough to be Daisy’s husband. The reason that Gatsby feels that Tom is an incompetent husband is because Tom is cheating on Daisy. Since Gatsby loves and he believes that Tom is not good enough to be with Daisy Gatsby tries to make Daisy leave
It is different because Gatsby is not married to anyone. Gatsby committed adultery by lusting after a woman. In Matthew 5:28 it says “But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” (New International Version) Since Gatsby lusted after Daisy he also sinned.
Tom hates Gatsby. One reason he hates Gatsby is because Tom sees that Gatsby is trying to steal his woman away from him. Another reason is that he believes that Gatsby got his wealth from illegal activities like bootlegging. “He and this Wolfsheim bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. That’s one of his little stunts. I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and I wasn’t far wrong.” (Fitzgerald 133)
The feelings between Tom and Gatsby are mutual because he hates Tom. The reason that Gatsby hates Tom is that he married Daisy and Gatsby feels that Tom is not good enough to be Daisy’s husband. The reason that Gatsby feels that Tom is an incompetent husband is because Tom is cheating on Daisy. Since Gatsby loves and he believes that Tom is not good enough to be with Daisy Gatsby tries to make Daisy leave