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The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Olivia Palomo
Ms. Charles- Period 7
English lll Dual Credit- 1302
2/24/17
The Great Gatsby Essay Final Copy What You Don’t Know Won’t Hurt You
Prompt: What does the novel say about compassion versus profit? Is greed good? Finding people you can confide in is essential to a person’s growth in maturity. With these friends, you are able to reveal your secrets and past in order to receive advice and inspiration. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, the author expresses how compassion can be proven by suppressing the truth of others. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald uses characters that thrive in a superficial society. Their wealth has created conflicts that do not regularly occur in one’s everyday life. Some conflicts …show more content…

He only wanted to protect Daisy and choosing to hold this piece of information prevented her from acknowledging the harsh truth. Tom and Daisy chose to be compassionate due to the fact that their wealth sets them up on a high pedestal in society. They have no moral obligations for each other. Their marriage is only there as a front and not based on being in love. After the death of Myrtle, Tom and Daisy sit “opposite each other” with a sense of “natural intimacy” as if they were “conspiring together” (144,145). Although they are not in love with each other, they continue to show compassion in order to benefit from a higher social status. In the past, their love might have been genuine and true. That was after Gatsby had left for war. Daisy and Tom grew to love each other and their flaws and continued to live a life in love until one day they did not. Both, indirectly decided that being together in wealth and fame is better than being apart. Nick and Gatsby also have a relationship based on compassion. Gatsby and Nick have only known each other for a short amount of time, but Nick does not expect much for Gatsby. Nick values Gatsby’s companionship more than Gatsby’s wealth. In the beginning of the novel, Nick is bombarded with accusations of who Jay Gatsby really is. Rumors from attending Oxford University to murder are created about Gatsby. When Gatsby finally introduces himself as Jay

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