The Great Gatsby

Tom believes he can lead Nick like a chess piece

Myrtle has an affair with Tom

Daisy wishes her daughter will be a pretty fool

Jordan is a professional golf player

Gatsby spends money on extravagant parties that he does not seem to partake in

Gatsby will only be happy when he is with Daisy again

Myrtle uses Tom for his money so that she can have a "better life"

Nick has a crush on Jordan Baker

illegal activities

inherited from family

acting as a German spy during the war

fighting as a soldier

Judgement

Wealth/American Dream

Class

Jealousy

To show where Gatsby came from

To highlight the vast difference between the upper and lower classes

To show you Myrtle's home again

So Nick could would feel the need to tell Gatsby about Tom's mistress

In the end, money and material wealth does not allow you to buy actual happiness. Happiness has to come from within.

In the pursuit of personal wealth and vanity, one person's success comes at the expense of another's.

Regardless of hopes and dreams, the future is a product of present actions and past experiences. Failure to recognize this reality results in misguided aspirations.

It is often difficult to distinguish what is fair or unfair, right or wrong. Often, it is better just to assume that all humans are capable of some dishonest or deceitful behavior.