Myrtle Wilson also felt this way, thus her purist of Tom Buchanan, Daisy's husband. Their love however was doomed just as Gatsby and Daisy's love was. The class lines of the 1920s were so defined that for both of these groups and many others, true love was virtually impossible. Even though the characters in the Great Gatsby, and man!.
y of the social elite of the 20s and even possibly today, would say other wise, money cannot buy true happiness. Through Fitzgerald's characters, we can see that wealth and power is in no way a guarantee for happiness. Never-the-less, Gatsby, the other characters in the novel, and the people of the 1920s were willing to do anything to reach their dreams, no matter how moral it was or wasn't.
The social elite in this era seemed to be more then willing to sacrifice morality in order to gain more wealth. This is especially notable in Tom Buchanan's character. Even his physical description in the book is evident of this. Tom had a "hard mouth and a supercilious manner arrogant eyes a cruel body- and overall he physically represented his moral character. Tom came from wealthy family, so his born into money attitude allowed him to take advantage of people with out thinking twice about it. He cheated on his wife with another woman, he lied to his best friends, and he had no real concern for any person other then himself. Morality in no way effected the actions Tom took. He was out to please himself and it was of no concern what happened to other people along the way. Sadly, this type of person was common in the 1920s and even in today's society.
Even some of the most innocent appearing characters, such as Daisy, pushed morality aside in the purist of personal gain. One thing that really caught me was when she said she hoped her little girl would be "a pretty little fool". She wanted her little girl not to have strong opinions, to go with the flow of the social elite, and to be ignorant to what she really wants and rather do what society tells her she wants.
