“There are some things that money cannot buy. Like manners, morals, and integrity” -Unknown. The novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, written in the 1920’s was an extravagant era where many people focused on immoral behaviors. The main character Nick, who lives in West Egg, New York visits East Egg, New York; the place where the rich live. He expresses the way people live carelessly without remorse, and emphasizes the lack of values society has. Fitzgerald supports the idea of moral decay by character’s actions. To begin with, moral decay is emphasized throughout the novel when people attend one of Gatsby’s grand parties, and when Gatsby introduces Meyer Wolfshiem to Nick. In Gatsby’s party, he cannot distinguish the guests
