Corruption In The Great Gatsby

Gatsby is a troubled soul. Constantly tormented by the thirst for something; more wealth, love, image, etc. Nothing is ever enough, and that ends up costing him gravely in the end. Authors use intertwined events to create a theme, thus creating a bigger underlying message for the reader. Throughout The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses many themes in the duration of his book. Two of his main themes are the corruption of the American dream and people’s undeniable hope. He critiques the morals and attitudes of Americans in that day, using the corruption of morals and the tainted American dream as major themes. Showing how these themes combine will give you more of a broad out-look on the book. There is no doubt the Americanamerican dream is corrupt, that …show more content…
Instead of working honestly for his money, he is involved with immoral businesses to gain his money. He does not care what he does, as long as he had the image of being rich. The thought of possessing the image of being rich consumed him; he stopped at no expense to obtain that. The greed for money stripped away his morals. The desire for the image of being rich corrupted his principles. He is a picture of what Fitzgerald is saying about America. Gatsby is a direct correlation to this corruption that I have explained. His complete disregard for what is right and what is wrong, such as when he does not report the murder of Myrtle to the police. While Nick is hanging out around this crowd his morals are being tested. He was once an honest nonjudgmental person, but turned into a dishonest hypocrite. Like Gatsby, Nick had knowledge of what happened to Myrtle, but he decided not to tell authorities. He is an insider on all of the sin, but is doing nothing to better it. This shows he is not honest, and also a hypocrite for saying he is so. The American dream is no longer this magical heroic life. It is a life of crimes, dishonesty, disrespect, parties, with no moral