act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain” (Dictionary). In the novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby is a morally corrupt figure that we should distance ourselves from. Jay Gatsby was corrupted because his name was a lie, the American dream corrupted him, and what he use the money for.
James Gatz or what he presents himself now, Jay Gatsby just proves that his life is a whole deception. “James gatz - that was really, or at least legally, his name. He had changed it at…
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