as obtained trough illegal activities. This conflicts with how Jay portrays his morals. He portrays himself as being morally sound, but throughout the book Nick can sense the reality of Gatsby. Gatsby’s affair with Daisy also conflicts heavily with his moral values. He feels he is doing the right thing, but at the same time he feels guilty about what he is doing. Although Gatsby is rich, he has poor person morals. He doesn’t believe he is indestructible and that he has the right to do what ever he wants, like the rich do. This shows in Gatsby’s uneasiness while around Tom. Unlike Tom’s uncaring attitude toward George Wilson. Tom doesn’t care what happens to George Wilson. He only wants his wife.Nick Caraway is the most morally sound out of all the characters. Nick does not have the careless attitude of Daisy, Tom, and Jordan. Nick’s unwealthy lifestyle is the main support for his strong morals. Nick has a very hard time living in the east, because of its grotesque carelessness. This is the reason for Nick’s move back to the Midwest. When confronted by Tom in Chicago, Nick is confused on how to treat him. Nick thinks Tom knows Daisy was driving the car when they killed Myrtle, but after talking to Tom, he realizes Daisy never told Tom that she was driving Gatsby’s car.Wealth is one of the Main factors in deciding a person’s morality. The Great Gatsby portrays this reasoning to the fullest, with the contrast between Nick Caraway’s morals, and the morals of Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and Jay Gatsby....
