Corruption in The Great Gatsby

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…showed last 75 words of 535 total…slowly corrupts his entire life by conforming to his fantasy of Daisy. His corruption ends up taking his life in the ending of the novel. Fitzgerald uses these three main characters to fabricate his theme of corruption. In the end, Myrtle and Gatsby both lose their lives to corruption, and Tom remains a callous character to the cause. Corruption is made from a false lifestyle constructed by money, lies and ultimately the consequences that follow.