The Great Gatsby: Unfaithfulness and Greed


The love described in the novel, The Great Gatsby, contains "violence
and egoism not tenderness and affection." The author, F. Scott Fitzgerald,
writes on wealth, love, and corruption. Two coupes, Tom and Daisy Buchanan and
George and Myrtle Wilson, match perfectly with these categories. Both couples
are different in the way they choose to live together, but are similar in a few
ways.

Unfaithfulness and greed are the only similarities the couples shared.
Tom, Daisy, and Myrtle were all unfaithful to their spouses. Their love for
themselves far out-weighed their love for each other. Tom and Myrtle had a
notorious affair throughout the novel while Daisy becomes very close to her ex-
beloved, Jay Gatsby. Even with their new lovers, none of them displayed true
love. Each wanted something from the other. Tom wanted the "possession" of
Myrtle, Myrtle wanted Tom's "luxuries and wealth," and Daisy wanted Gatsby
simply for his wealth.......

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Title: The Great Gatsby: Unfaithfulness And Greed
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