Social Classes And Morality In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Thesis: Fitzgerald illustrates the connection between social classes and morality through his character’s views on a woman’s role, religion, tragedy, and desire.
During the 1920’s there is a shift in the role of women in the lower social classes from the cult of domesticity to independence and liberation, causing them to appear moral because they work for what they want. The upper class looks down upon this, and as a result are seen as immoral because they ignore they don’t put in effort to get what they want.
Women in the upper class play the role of a typical housewife because they don’t often have to work as hard to get what they want, causing them to appear immoral and ignorant.
Daisy accepts the role of dutiful wife to Tom, and does not confront him about his obvious affair.
Women in the lower classes are not afraid to

Individuals in the upper classes have more to fall back on, and as a result don’t see the tragedies of the middle class as that big of a deal, causing them to appear immoral.
When Tom learns that Myrtle has died, the reader sees him mourn on the car ride home, and then after that he runs back to Daisy, causing him to come across as callous and immoral. When Gatsby dies, Daisy does not bother to come to his funeral, instead she goes off the grid, not caring about the mess she caused, and therefore coming across as superficial and immoral.
Moral individuals in lower classes have less to fall back on, and therefore more to lose. This can often lead to them not handling tragedy well, because they feel as though their morals have failed them.
After Myrtle’s death, Wilson goes on a rampage. He truly loved Myrtle, and as a result doesn’t deal with her death well. He thought of himself as a man of God, but after looking at where that go him, he decides that morality should take a backseat to vengeance.
Desire is the ultimate cause of