Great Gatsby Corruption

Possibly one of F. Scott Fitzgeralds nigh astonishing work, The Great Gatsby is not except a magnificent story, but an perceptive lesson of societys flaws during the 1920s. Fitzgeralds novel creates an atmosphere of superficiality, dissatisfaction and dishonesty by the depictive illustration of each characters defect. With economic growth, the immoral society of the twenties at long last brought corruption to the American Dream of achieving prosperity. At the end of the first chapter, the green spark at the end of Daisys dock is introduced, the symbolism for hope and a promising locomote for the Great Gatsby.In the second chapter however, the reviewer is presented with the, valley of ashes where ashes take the form of ho handlings and chimneys and rising smoke and finally of men who hunt down dimly and already crumbling through the pulverized air . The valley of ashes can be interpreted as the superficial and dirt-filled free-lance(a) world that the characters live in. T he authors great use of imagery helps accentuate the setting and the crumbling foundation of society. In Fitzgeralds novel, Gatsby is labeled as spic-and-span money.Having come from no soaked background, and building his fortunes early in life, Gatsby most fulfills all the aspects of the American Dream with dense work, courage and determination but comes lilliputian by not achieving satisfaction from prosperity. silver was the critical reagent to Gatsbys corruption that unfolds when he describes Daisy. Her give tongue to is full of money . Often place as a symbol of wealth, Daisy was Gatsbys chief(prenominal) goal. Gatsby had an enormous need to impress Daisy with his wealth his tainted mind could only can what he had acquired all these years, money.