In addition, Jay Gatsby is full of lies. Initially, Jay Gatsby was not his real name. James Gatz told many lies to Nick to make him sound like a better person than he actually was. “I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West-- all dead now” (Fitzgerald 65). Gatsby told Nick that he inherited money from family, not from Dan Cody. It is also convenient that his family is all passed away so there is no way to confirm the inheritance. At Gatsby’s funeral, his rugged father attends. His attendance confirms that not only is he alive, but that he also was not a rich man. “‘What part of the Middle West?’ I inquired casually. ‘San Francisco.’” (Fitzgerald 65). When Nick questioned Gatsby about where he was from, Gatsby could not think
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Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the moral decay and deceit of the other characters in the book contribute to uncovering the only ethical character in the book, Nick Carraway. “And the moral dichotomy runs through the structure of the entire work” (Rowe 119). Ethically, the East is dying because of the lack of morals contributed by its society. “The novel is full of bad behavior: lying, cheating, physical abuse, crime, and finally murder” (Edwards). It is proven in every character and event in the book, the East is full of moral decay. The East changes people in ways that never imagined. “The tragic chain of events at the novel’s climax, along with the fact that both the Buchanans can easily retreat from the damage they caused, causes Nick to becomes disillusioned with life in New York and retreat back to his hometown in the Midwest” (Edwards). Nick knew what was best for him, and even though he was strong enough to fight back with the ever pressing pressures of the East, he decided to move back home. “The rampant bad behavior (crime, cheating, and finally murder) and lack of real justice makes ethics and morality a key theme” (Edwards). It was hard for Nick to find anyone in New York who was unaffected by the death of society. After the realization of the decay around him, Nick made it his goal to prevent as much death as he could. Nick could not find a good person in his new world, so he became
Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the moral decay and deceit of the other characters in the book contribute to uncovering the only ethical character in the book, Nick Carraway. “And the moral dichotomy runs through the structure of the entire work” (Rowe 119). Ethically, the East is dying because of the lack of morals contributed by its society. “The novel is full of bad behavior: lying, cheating, physical abuse, crime, and finally murder” (Edwards). It is proven in every character and event in the book, the East is full of moral decay. The East changes people in ways that never imagined. “The tragic chain of events at the novel’s climax, along with the fact that both the Buchanans can easily retreat from the damage they caused, causes Nick to becomes disillusioned with life in New York and retreat back to his hometown in the Midwest” (Edwards). Nick knew what was best for him, and even though he was strong enough to fight back with the ever pressing pressures of the East, he decided to move back home. “The rampant bad behavior (crime, cheating, and finally murder) and lack of real justice makes ethics and morality a key theme” (Edwards). It was hard for Nick to find anyone in New York who was unaffected by the death of society. After the realization of the decay around him, Nick made it his goal to prevent as much death as he could. Nick could not find a good person in his new world, so he became