Corrupted Lives Of The Wealthy In The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerlds novel The Great Gatsby portrays the corrupted lives of the wealthy in New York during the 1920’s. It mainly focuses on, the main character, Jay Gatsby. He was born into a poverty ridden family under the name James Gatz, but at seventeen he chose to venture away from his family and fabricate his past. From then on he would be known as Jay Gatsby a wealthy entrepreneur from Oxford because he wanted to impress his young love Daisy Buchanan. This book was an interesting read because I realized changing yourself into something different never leads to anything good. In fact, Gatsby tried to change himself for love and it ultimately lead to his demise. I also learned to accepting yourself is important because life is so much