Great GatsbyA Moral Issue

popular. "Breaking the law was the rule, not the exception..." (Rayburn, 3) As a whole, the twenties was a looser period in which people seemed to have lower morals. Many people began to expose themselves more, and got involved in more illegal actions.
             Daisy, a woman of low morals, is one of the most superficial characters in the book. As Gatsby says to Nick " Her voice is full of money" (pg. 127). Daisy is a prime example of the affect of moral decadence. The decisions that she makes on her own, which are few, are for the most part based in one way or on money. For example, she falls in love with Gatsby but when he proposes to her, she feels that she has to turn him down because he does not have the money she desires. And when Tom comes along and desires her hand in marriage and his proposal is accompanied by a three hundred thousand dollar necklace she can't tur
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