Morality, Values, and Lifestyle of Society in The Great Gatsby Morality, values, and lifestyle played a major role in developing the plot of The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald used it in order to give the reader a clearer meaning on who the characters in the book really are, rather than what they act like. By putting emphasis on these aspects of the characters, the reader sees how much the characters differ from each other and the …showed first 75 words of 711 total…

…showed last 75 words of 711 total…the West Eggers are looked down upon by the East Eggers because they are not genuinely rich. Fitzgerald uses his descriptions of the morality, values, and lifestyles to enhance the meaning of The Great Gatsby. These descriptions show how two groups could be so close and similar, but at the same time be different. The Buchanans, Jordan Baker, Gatsby, and Nick are perfect examples of this. Maybe it is true when people say opposites attract.