To what extent is The Great Gatsby a moral novel. Discuss. The society our nation lives in today has developed morals and principles through the lessons experienced from the past. The Roaring Twenties were a time of change and an opportunity to pave the way for the person you wanted to become. Morals and principles served as guidelines rather than rules and were simply preached rather than practiced. Therefore, the severity of the immoral actions that occurred created opportunities to learn lessons. In his novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald illustrated various moral lessons through the downfall and corruption of various characters based on their immoral actions. The narrator, Nick Carraway, is a young man who throughout the novel observes his friends and their attempts to realize their deepest desires, and in turn learns from their mistakes. The novel gives us the opportunity to discover good from evil, and although it illustrates corruption, morality shines through. The novel The Great Gatsby is predominantly a moral novel because from it we can learn not to let emotions cloud our judgment, to form our own path and not to follow others and, above all, that indulgence in money corrupts and does not can buy happiness. First, the novel teaches us not to let our emotions cloud our judgment. For example, after Myrtle's death Wilson lets his current feelings of grief and anger drive him to commit murder and then suicide. "Thus Wilson was reduced to a man wracked with grief." (155) The aftermath of his wife's death was too much for Wilson to handle, and his anguish clouded his once peaceful nature. Therefore, Wilson's impaired judgment and its consequences demonstrate a moral lesson to be learned. Furthermore, Gatsby's strong love for Daisy drives him to dedicate his entire life to trying to create a lifestyle that suits her. He fails to recognize his selfish and uncaring nature, but rather is blinded by his past love for her. “He spoke as if Daisy's reaction was all that mattered.” (136) Although Daisy had just committed murder, the only thing Gatsby was concerned about was her well-being and he neglected his moral judgment by not caring about the consequences of his actions. This proves that one should never let love for another keep us from seeing reality. Ultimately, after killing Myrtle, while feeling worried and guilty, Daisy allows herself to let Gatsby blame the entire incident on himself.