F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby takes place in America in the 1920’s. It is a time of economic prosperity, but also a time of moral decline. Criminals are getting rich from bootlegging alcohol, selling street drugs, and gambling—even to the point of fixing the popular World Series. They are part of the newly emerged wealthy people of West Egg, with Gatsby being one of them. However, as immoral and awful those people …showed first 75 words of 1885 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1885 total…irresponsible for what they have done. They only try to escape from the results of their actions. The damage they caused from their ignorance and carelessness causes the lives of three. The actions and/or intentions that Tom and Daisy have, assuming they have any, could have done nothing but harm. Their inconsideration and immorality have caused a giant mess with grave results, worse than what any bootlegger or money-minded criminal could have caused. ---KDoG---