In the novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald sets this theme as a major role. For example, when Myrtle had an affair with Tom, he took her away to a hotel and treated her like a queen. When she started to get too excited with the money, she acted like a pain to everyone. In the end, she was

waiting for Tom in the road when he wasn't driving. Because it wasn't him, she was hit by the car and killed. Another example is that of Jay Gatsby. Gatsby was a bootlegger that earned all of his money illegally. Because he bought and owned the fancy car that killed Myrtle, he paid the price for Myrtle's death, even though he wasn't driving. My final example is that of Wolfsheim's friend. Wolfsheim and his friends were modern gangsters that took their business seriously. When some men were looking for Wolfsheim's friend, Wolfsheim told him to stay inside. The man eventually went outside and was killed for his ways of work. So, all the people who acquired their money illegally in The Great Gatsby paid the price.

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