Selfish People

Throughout The Great Gatsby, characters are extremely selfish. The main characters do what they want, which leads to other problems throughout the story. The main character, Gatsby, shows his selfishness by having an affair with Daisy. This shows he is a selfish person, because he took a woman that was married just for his own benefit. He knew that she was married but was selfish enough just to take her when she didn’t belong to him. His selfishness led him into more trouble later on, because due to his actions he ended up by killing Myrtle. Therefore, throughout The Great Gatsby, selfish people cause a series of events to unfold.

In The Great Gatsby, the main character Tom shows his selfishness by cheating on his wife Daisy. He does this because he wants something more and uses this as an excuse to have an affair. He shows his selfishness by lying to his wife and having the audacity to have his lover call at their house. Because of his selfishness, Tom causes Daisy to resent him and her going to Gatsby. Therefore, the entire situation with Myrtle and Gatsby dying could have been avoided is Tom wasn’t a selfish person. Therefore, people in the Great Gatsby show their selfishness, which lead to conflicts throughout the story.

Source: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald