Now, the lost generation, being that people were careless with no sense of morals or respect for others as they did for themselves. (History Lecture Notes) Ironically, Gatsby was a soul who wasn't lost like the others, he wasn't a fool lost for money, but lost for love. Jay Gatsby, a lower class gentleman has his thoughts and intentions bewildered by the girl he thought was the one. Gatsby didn't quite cleanse the fact that this new generation post war was a brand new, set of people. Daisy had moved on, leaving Gatsby behind to trace his past with her. As Gatsby's relationship grew with Daisy after their encounterment at former neighbor and friend Nick Carraway's, Gatsby clenched on tighter to the fact that he could live happily and in love with Daisy again. Things were renewing with Gatsby and Daisy, but not in the same way before. Nick warned Gatsby about Daisy's new life, although Gatsby didn't insist on it being true. "Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can!" (Fitzgerald 110) Gatsby was a fool to love by the false faces and emotions of society; a traditional man who didn't belong.
Myrtle Wilson was a money hungry spouse and mistress. Myrtle seeked a future for herself without addressing risks and complications. A middle class woman who spent her time sneaking around with the notorious polo player, Tom Buchanan. Tom was Myrtle's muse, what she wished she could have had all to herself. The luxuries, the scandal and future possible fame was all worth it to her. Myrtle, like many of the young women in the 1920's, belonged in the Lost Generation, due to her choice of selfishness and loss of values all so she could reach the top. (Class Lecture Notes) Myrtle being married to her husband George Wilson didn't matter to her at all. Unappreciative of what she had, being loved was never enough for Myrtle, she searched for more, but unlike George, Tom provided the slightest sense of security she searched for ideally.
