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Immorality and Corruption in the Great Gatsby       In the novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald m some(prenominal) of the characters could not be assort as a truly moral, a person who exhibits goodness or correctness in their character and behavior. break away Carraway is not moral by any means he is responsible for an affair between two major characters, Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Jay Gatsby does show some moral qualities when he attempts to go back and rescue myrtle after she had been hit by Daisy. Over each Gatsby is unquestionably an immoral person. Nick Carraway and Gatsby share many immoral characteristics, but a big choice separates the two. Daisy Buchanan is an super immoral person she even went to the lengths of taking someones life. Jay and Daisy are similar but Daisy is borderline corrupt. The entire story is told through Nick Carraways point of view and by his carelessness it is obvious the narrator possesses poor values.   T hroughout the entire novel it is clearly portrayed that Nick Carraway is not a moral character by any stretch of the imagination. Nick Carraway may seem to have some good values, but he is in fact immoral for many reasons. First, Nick uses Jordan Baker he never actually became interested in a serious relationship with the golf star. Miss Baker is basically just a fling to him. Secondly, Nick Carraway always seems to be the middleman in all the trouble that is breathing out on in the novel. The narrator knows about all the lying, deceiving, Janus-faced things that are going on throughout the story, and he is completely ok with it. Also Nick defends Gatsby even though he very well knows of all Gatsbys criminal activity and liquor smuggling. Finally, Nick is the character who sets up two of the main characters, Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby, to have an affair. It never crosses Nicks mind that it is an immoral thing to set up an affair. During the novel there is a discussi on between Gatsby and Nick about when to set up the secret meeting with Daisy. During this exchange Nick actually says, Im going to call up Daisy tomorrow and invite her over here to tea.