The Great Gatsby: Morals and American Idealism

A detailed Summary of 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

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 husband Tom are a well-to-do couple who live on East

Egg which is right across the bay from West Egg.

This story is about a wealthy man Gatsby, who becomes corrupt, so

to say, he doesn't respect the money which was virtually given to him when

he was younger so now the great wealth is out to destroy him in a way.

Gatsby takes things for granted because he didn't have to word to

get the Upper Class status which he now has. An exa

organized like a cross-section of an orange where the slices are clearly

the characters. The content of this book is thick and juicy but well

separated but full of juice (content).

they had a thing going. After a while they separated and Gatsby went into

Everything is understandable and there are no gaps of slow, boring reading

support the total structure. For example, Nick moves to the East to learn

their growing romance develops throughout. Taking what he has got going

one of his own with Myrtle, the wife of an auto garage owner. Theirs too

well as the fact that I shouldn't take things that I have got for granted.

spring of the 1920's Daisy and Gatsby still have a thing for each other and

the Armed Forces. Now, at the time when this story takes place in the

based on material values. Every main character is greatly developed as

Approximate Word count = 694
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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