Examples Of Virtues In The Great Gatsby

In the bible, James chapter four verse seventeen goes on to say, “Everyone who knows what is the right thing to do and does not do it commits a sin.” This relates to The Great Gatsby because many of the characters knew about wrongdoings, but chose not to do the right thing and tell someone. Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s innovative novel The Great Gatsby proves that a person’s unwillingness to report a socially immoral act makes them just as morally wrong. Nick is the best example of how failing to reveal an immoral act can make one just as morally wrong. This is evident through Nick’s knowledge of Tom’s affair, Nick helping Daisy and Gatsby have an affair, and Nick realizing his wrong after hearing about the events following Myrtle’s death.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famed novel The Great Gatsby incorporates many dynamic characters and situations into the world of the Roaring Twenties. Given the title, many readers will argue over whether the main character, Jay Gatsby, a mysterious man who throws elaborate parties, was truly great or not. The true definition of great is one who is selfless, pure of any illegal actions, and who doesn’t lie. Gatsby rebelled against all of these characteristics. Gatsby was selfish, committed illegal actions and lied about his overall past. Using these three reasons, one can prove that Jay Gatsby was not as great as some believed him to be.

Being great is something that a lot of people have different perspectives on. Perhaps to some people a person who is great is someone who cares about the wellbeing of others and always has hope. There are many different key points in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald that make Jay Gatsby great. Gatsby is a poor man who had nothing to offer to Daisy, this woman that he had fell in love with. Ever since Gatsby has been trying to work his way up to win Daisy back by doing everything in his power to be wealthy. Gatsby is deserving of the title “Great” because of his optimism and ambitions to grow in his wealth.

Cheating, spending, killing, although wealth seems glorious it comes with its consequences and some choose to face them and others don't. In the book the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the statement “wealth breeds carelessness” is greatly supported, the two characters who portray this the most is Tom and Daisy Buchanan. As both Tom and Daisy cheat on one another they have no regard for those they are cheating with, on or even those around the cheating. When the book progresses it becomes overwhelmingly clear that the only thing that either of them truly care for is money. Finally as the book comes to an end and their problems grow more great they use their wealth to escape and because it's so easy to get away fro their problem becomes so small to them although it's extremely great.

I think the most virtuous character in The Great Gatsby is Nick Carraway because all the other characters in the novel are all too unethical; Tom cheats on Daisy, Gatsby is involved in crime, and Daisy let Gatsby take on the consequences of what she did. Near the end of the novel, Nick’s act of putting up a funeral for Gatsby shows his goodness compared to Tom and Daisy who have all disappeared.

Henry Ford once said, “Money does not change men, it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish or arrogant or greedy, the money brings that out, that’s all.” Ford explains how money gives naturally selfish people the freedom to be themselves. When a person is poor, they often times are not allowed to act themselves because they do not have the money to reinforce their actions. This theme is evident in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby because money allows Daisy to act selfishly. Her selfishness is proven through her lack of interest in other people, her affair, and how she discards people without a care. Selfish people, like Daisy, oftentimes do not even understand that they are selfish because they lack an interest in what other people say about them.

Daisy sacrifices love and happiness for being wealthy. Nick believes “that the thing for Daisy to do was to rush out of [her] house, child in arms-but apparently there were no such intentions in her head” (25). In making this comment, Nick argues that Daisy refuses to break off her marriage to Tom because she will lose her “membership” to the East Egg social class. Not even Gatsby, who is one of the wealthiest men in the Northeast, can convince her to leave him. In Roberts’ literary criticism, she describes the aspects of Gatsby that Daisy disapproves. Roberts claims that Gatsby “Misread[s] the signs of American gentility … [by moving] to West Egg, instead of the more elegant East Egg (Fahey 74), [and throwing parties that] attract theatre people and gate crashers rather than a social elite” (Roberts) which repulses Daisy. In making this remark, Roberts claims that Gatsby is not everything Daisy could want. His mansion’s location and guests at his party ultimately is not enough to motivate Daisy to leave Tom. Close states that “we can’t be happy without at least one meaningful, close relationship.” Her claim that a close relationship brings happiness rests upon the questionable assumption that people in close relationships are always happy. In fact, some close relationships can bring more despair than joy. Hence, the cause of unhappiness for wealthy people, like Daisy, can be avoided if they choose their overall wellbeing over the amount of money they

The Great Gatsby is a book with no limits, but also no happiness. If you take a close look into the book you can see for yourself that nobody in the book was actually happy. I believe that if you have good morals and ethics then you can achieve happiness. We see very little true happiness within the characters throughout the course of the book. Fitzgerald’s standpoint on morals and ethics in this book is that there are no boundaries. That a man can cheat on his wife, and likewise, but that person will never truly be happy. We never really see happiness at all in this book. There may be parts in the story where someone might be having fun at a certain point, but when

Tom is having an affair since he wants to experience life without it getting boring. The version of Daisy and Tom’s American Dream portrays the fakeness and insincerity of the human nature. Selfishness creates the tone of not caring for others and focusing on oneself. The American Dream is also a mystery to many people, due to the fact there are many unknowns and hidden aspects to it. Within The Great Gatsby, there are characters who have secrets and hide important information about their background.

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, depicts the corrupt lifestyle in the 1920’s. The theme of moral decay is addressed numerous times through out the novel by characters actions and expressions. Narrated by Nick Carraway, The Great Gatsby leans you into the unseen area of the jazz age. Published in 1925, Fitzgerald explains how criminal doings, lying, and adultery cause the consistent moral decay through out the novel. Moral decay was first explained by criminal actions as a result of several events that took place.

The American dream represents hard work and ambition.In the novel The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald has many themes but the one that stands out most to me is the American dream.The American dream is defined by coming from a poor establishment and are striving to make the best of your life to become wealthy.In the novel Fitzgerald uses this theme that makes life seem so extravagant just to have your world crash before you with corruption. The people who are affected by corruption are Myrtle,Gatsby,and Daisy.

A tragic hero is a main character in a tragedy that makes a bad decision and ends up costing them their life. Discuss whether Gatsby fits the definition of a tragic hero. In Fitzgerald's famous novel The Great Gatsby Gatsby is the main character and through the novel Fitzgerald goes through Gatsby’s life living in the east egg. The novel is a tragedy that is packed with action, parties, romance, love, affairs, and death. Like all good novels The Great Gatsby was a book of its time. Based in the 1920’s readers can expect to read about flappers, the stock market boom, and jazz music filled parties. Gatsby was a tragic hero because he fell in love with Daisy, he had to get her at all cost, and he paid the price with his life.

Every novel needs some kind of a hero character. In The Great Gatsby it's especially hard to see a hero when all its characters are problematic, abusive or just overall shady. Gatsby on the other hand is a war hero that came from humble beginnings and kept a hold of that humbleness and chivalry to when he becomes rich and powerful. Now Gatsby throws parties every weekend for everyone to come to chill out and relax or just destress from all the work in the city. Fitzgerald creates Gatsby as a way to show how his chivalry combined with his wealth helps shine light on the novels city and people.

“ The price of greatness is responsibility” (Winston Churchill) . Responsibility plays a role in the novel The Great Gatsby in multiple ways. However, irresponsibility of the characters has more of an impact on the novel. The characters did not take responsibility for their actions throughout the novel, they were also irresponsible in their use of money and also Daisy and Tom with their child. The example of irresponsibility that had the biggest impact was their driving. The lives of the characters are heavily impacted by the irresponsibility of others or themselves.

The desire to be successful and happy naturally exists in all people. Success is often associated with the acquisition of wealth and material goods. When an individual feels that money and goods will bring them happiness in their lives, they will become more and more determined to