ing who it is becomes very upset and leaves the table. It is then that Jordan Baker, another guest, informs Nick about Tom’s affair. She tells Nick that, “Tom’s got some woman in New York” (Fitzgerald 15). Tom having a mistress in New York shows how unfaithful he is in marriage. Adversely having an affair was not uncommon in the ‘20’s, knowing this one can tell that the morals of the time were not very strong. Shown in the movie Night after Night, are the loose morals of the 20’s. The once-rich society flapper, with whom Raft falls in love, is roughed up by him and told that she is just ‘another dame with a skirt on.’ The only difference between her and a cheap girl is how she manicures her nails. (Allen 87) Throughout the ‘20’s, men used and disrespected many women because they felt they women were inferior. Women have long since risen above this and can be very demanding of the respect that they deserve. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald is trying to convey that there is more to life than one could possibly understand. He shows that not everyone can be successful, have a happy marriage or even have enough money to survive in life. He is showing that the American Dream is not attainable when one sets it as a dream, but if one sets it as the American Reality, it is possible. One should set realistic goals for life, not ones that are nearly unattainable. Instead of wishing, to be like Bill Gates when one graduates college, one should set his/her goals to becoming an above average worker. One should also never give up his/her goals once they are set. An example of never giving up on your dreams/goals stated in the novel is: “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that is no matter – tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms father…And one fine morning-----” (Fitzgera...
