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Essay Archive - The Great Gatsby: Morals and American Idealism
The Great Gatsby: Morals and American Idealism
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story of morals and
American idealism, this being a major theme of the book, which is corrupted
by using materials as its means.
Nick, the narrator as well as one of the main characters of The
Great Gatsby, has moved to the East coast from the West to learn the bond
business. He rents a mid-sized bungalow on West Egg, where most of the
other residents have adopted their wealth, which just happens to be next to
the palace-like house of Gatsby, the main character of the story. Nick's
cousin Daisy and her husb....
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