Examples Of Corruption In The Great Gatsby

The ideal of the American Dream is seen as every United States citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and also having the perfect family. But I the Novel ‘The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald shows a corruption of that American dream, from his characters Daisy, Tom, Gatsby and more. It may seem as if they have the perfect life of luxury but they are just a corruption of the American dream of luxury.

The American dream is all about having motivation of achieving your goals Jay Gatsby was one of those persons who tried hard to get what he wanted for example “He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way…and distinguished nothing except a single

green light.” Gatsby shows that he is reaching out for his goal which is Daisy that lives on the other side where the green light is. Gatsby knows with all his motivation he will get his “golden girl” back. Another example is Gatsby book he kept with him which said “No wasting time at Shafters or [a name, indecipherable], No more smoking or chewing, Bath every other day, Read one improving book or magazine per week, Be better to parents” Her Gatsby has a list of priorities he has to meet in order to become a better person. The priorities that Gatsby has in that book bring him his motivation to make money in order to fit Daisy’s priorities. At last where Nick is describing hard work shows there is a possibility for the American dream “I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors’ eyes-a fresh green breast of the new world” Nick is showing that the possibilities are endless. That anything could be accomplished by hard work. Although the goals Gatsby achieved it was achieved by dirty money which corrupted his American dream, when having money you become careless.
To the fact that people become careless because of money, here are some examples that help that fact.

“Sometime they come and go without having met Gatsby at all, come for the party with a simplicity of heart that is its own ticket of admission” Gatsby throws enormous outrageous parties and put enormous amounts of money into these careless parties, even though he does not enjoy them. He continues to have them because he believes happiness could be brought an ultimately get Daisy to come over. Another is when Nick describes how Daisy and Tom are careless “They were careless people Tom and Daisy—They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back to their vast carelessness or whatever kept them together, and let other people clean up their mess they had made” Tom and Daisy were infected by their wealth and being careless. Although they think their money is a great shield and will protect them from their carelessness. The wealthy don’t see what is going on in the world around them because they refuse to have guilt; money gives you the right to be reckless. Last is when Gatsby describes how Daisy killed Myrtle “Daisy turned away from the woman toward the other car, and then she lost her nerve and turned back” Fitzgerald arranges Daisy to kill Myrtle in a car accident, to show the careless character of Daisy. Daisies rather have the pedestrian killed than her, which is why she turned back to Myrtle. The wealthy think that someone will always be there to clean up after them that is why they are

careless.
The American dream is having a perfect loving family but Tom does not think that although everyone knows Daisy seems not to care for example ““You mean to say you don’t know?” said Miss Baker, honestly surprised. “I thought everybody knew.” “I don’t.” “Why ——” she said hesitantly, “Tom’s got some woman in New York.” “Got some woman?” I repeated blankly. Miss Baker nodded. “She might have the decency not to telephone him at dinner time. Don’t you think?” Although everyone knows Daisy seems to only care for her wellbeing. She knows Tom is cheating but she rather have money than love. Another example is hen Tom is calling out Daisy for cheating with Gatsby “I supposed the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from nowhere make love to your wife. Well if that’s the idea you can count me out” Tom is such a hypocrite because Tom is cheating with a “nobody from nowhere” also. Tom talks about family morals when his own marriage and the American dream is threatened. At last is when Daisy kisses Gatsby when Tom is out of the room “She Kisses Gatsby and tells him she loves him. “You know I love you.” Daisy cheats on Tom in order to receive the love and admiration Tom fails to give her. Although she says she loves Gatsby she is corrupted by the way Tom has been with her.
The idea of the American dream is corrupted in the Novel the Great Gatsby. There is no hard work or determination is all just goes downhill from the beginning. Money can take over a person and make them only care about themselves and nobody else. It’s all a corruption and a fail to be what is called perfection. They are just a bunch of try hards that don’t understand morals.