Although Gatsby went to great lengths to impress others, with his cars, clothes and house which was described to resemble a "fair" once by the author, he felt that all his actions were just, if they helped him get Daisy's attention. John Keller said it best "Gatsby considers economic value with aesthetic emotion more than any character, and his confusion crystallizes in Daisy.".
The next moral turpitude which stood out to me was rumors/gossip. It seem like everyone heard something, about something, from someone. Fitzgerald wrote "Someone told me they thought he killed a man once (44)." the reason I chose this quote is because it is the perfect example of the many rumors in this book. This rumor leaked from the mouth of one of Gatsby's many party attendants. This woman named Lucille who is only mentioned once in the book couldn't refrain from indulging in the plethora of conversation involving him and his money; Even though he bought her a brand new dress, after she ruined hers at his last party. Another example of rumors being spread comes from Daisy's good friend Jordan "You mean to say you don't know? Honestly surprised. I thought everybody knew.Tom's got some woman in New York (15)", Jordan was gossiping about Tom (Daisy's husband) mistress, who apparently everyone knew about. In this book friends almost become enemies when you're not watching. The last example comes from Catherine (Myrtles sister), " It's really his wife that's keeping them (Myrtle and Tom) apart. She's a Catholic, and they don't believe in divorce (33)," Toms mistress (Myrtle sister) was spreading a rumor to compensate for why Tom wouldn't leave his wife. Sometimes the characters did immoral acts, to make themselves look better in the end.
The last moral turpitude is murder. ".she was nervous and she thought it would steady her to drive- and this woman rushed out just as we were passing a car coming other way.
