Throughout the course of any literary work many of the characters go though some sort of a change. These changes maybe life lessons which are necessary to obtain in life. These lessons include undergoing a development of responsibility or morality. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway is a character that develops a sense of moral responsibility throughout the novel. This novel opens in the summer of 1922 in West Egg, Long Island. …showed first 75 words of 810 total…

…showed last 75 words of 810 total…man who fixes the 1919 World Series. Besides Jay, Daisy and Tom are characters who represent the corruption of the American dream. They are both indirectly the cause of Gatsby’s death. Morality is a life lesson, which should be obtained in a person’s lifetime. Without these morals a person cannot succeed in life. This is shown through the character Jay Gatsby. However, Nick Carraway does obtain this life lesson and he benefits from it.