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In an American society that values wealth, the richest people are most likely to succeed.

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Marrying rich is an easy way to become wealthy, so it's often viewed as being successful.

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Because wealth is valued, people show off their expensive possessions.

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When people have a lot of money, they tend to act carelessly as a way to prove they can afford to waste money.

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Americans see having attention as succeeding.

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Having lots of attention is sometimes seen as achieving the American dream because it means you are of high social status.

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The richest people tend to group together and enjoy their luxurious lives together, like Gatsby's parties.

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Being famous and having high status is commonly seen as success in America.

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It is a dream for many of Americans to be adored and well known.

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Money is seen as the most important thing in American culture.

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"I called up Daisy half an hour after we found him, called her instinctively and without hesitation. But she and Tom had gone away early that afternoon, and taken baggage with them.

'Left no address?'

'No.'

'Say when they'd be back'

'No.'

'Any idea where they are? How I could reach them?'

'I don't know. Can't say.'"(Fitzgerald, 177).

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"I called up Daisy half an hour after we found him, called her instinctively and without hesitation. But she and Tom had gone away early that afternoon, and taken baggage with them.

'Left no address?'

'No.'

'Say when they'd be back'

'No.'

'Any idea where they are? How I could reach them?'

'I don't know. Can't say.'"(Fitzgerald, 177).

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Although Gatsby is the man Daisy has always loved, and he just took the fall for Myrtles death for her, Daisy still chooses Tom. This choice reflects the huge impact wealth and status has on the people in America. Daisy chooses money over a possibility of happiness with Gatsby.

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"I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife"(Fitzgerald, 229).

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"I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife"(Fitzgerald, 229).

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When Tom realizes Daisy and Gatsby are having an affair, the most hurtful thing he can think to say is an insult towards Gatsby's social status. This is representative of how valued status is in American society.

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 “She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me.” (Fitzgerald, 130).

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 “She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me.” (Fitzgerald, 130).

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Gatsby fully acknowledges in this quote that Daisy chose not to marry him because he wasn't wealthy. This quote is an example of how highly money is valued in American society, because Gatsby can understand and accept that Daisy did not want to marry him when he was poor.

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"'Meyer Wolfsheim? No, he's a gambler.' Gatsby hesitated, then added coolly: 'He's the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919.'

'Fixed the World's Series?' I repeated. […] 'Why isn't he in jail?'

'They can't get him, old sport. He's a smart man.'" (Fitzgerald, 118).

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"'Meyer Wolfsheim? No, he's a gambler.' Gatsby hesitated, then added coolly: 'He's the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919.'

'Fixed the World's Series?' I repeated. […] 'Why isn't he in jail?'

'They can't get him, old sport. He's a smart man.'" (Fitzgerald, 118).

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Because wealth is one of the markers of success in American culture, people will do anything to achieve it. This leads to the corruption of our country because one of the ways for people to become rich quickly is through crimes. Our values promote criminal activity, as seen by Gatsby complimenting a criminal for being smart.

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"above the grey land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg"(Fitzgerald, 23).

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"above the grey land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg"(Fitzgerald, 23).

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The eyes of T.J. Eckleburg overlook the cities.  They are symbolic of God seeing all of the corruption that greed brings to American society. If money wasn't one of our main attributes of success, Americans would be less greedy and therefore less corrupt.