My Gatsby Essay - Comparatively
In this society, everyone has a price. It is simply a matter of discovering what it is each person wants most; their most secret desire. Each individual and their personality will determine how far they will go to gain this aspiration. One person would go only so far as to tell a few lies, while another might kill somebody. No matter what, each and every person would go to some immoral measure; it is something that is a part of human nature. In the work The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, both Gatsby and Tom are guilty of this natural human flaw. These characters give up their morals for their definition of love. They also renounce their morals for control. As well, they forsake their morals for the reputation they desire. When people give up their morals for something they want, they will gain momentary happiness, yet even when things fall apart, they never realize that immoral actions do not equal contentment.
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