During Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, it is apparent to be an absurd time for the wealthy. The shallowness of money, riches, and a place in a higher social class were probably the most important components in most lives at that period of time. This is expressed clearly by Fitzgerald, especially through his characters, which include Myrtle Wilson, Tom and Daisy Buchanan, and of course, Jay Gatsby. This novel was obviously written to criticize and …showed first 75 words of 670 total…

…showed last 75 words of 670 total…one to be condemned most. Unquestionably, Fitzgerald’s reason of writing The Great Gatsby was to scold the wealthy’s code of ethics. Every character’s purpose is to show lack of morality in a distinct way. Actions and events in the novel all display the foolishness and absurdity that wealth brought to people’s lives. In more ways than enough, F. Scott Fitzgerald successfully uses his novel to condemn the morals of the wealthy.