The idea of ​​having an immense amount of money or wealth leads some people to believe that money can buy almost anything, even happiness, but in reality, this will only lead to only lost and false hopes. In the novel The Great Gatsby, the author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, writes the story of a man named Gatsby who falls victim to what are called "false hopes" and "lost ones." Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald clearly demonstrates and develops the relationship between having money, wealth and one's ethics or integrity by recognizing the idea that the amount of money or wealth one one's attainment affects or not the relationship between a person's wealth and ethics. in a pleasant way. Although money and wealth cannot buy a person's happiness, they can surely buy a person's mind and action since a rich person has a lot of power. Fitzgerald analyzes the idea that although many people dream of being both rich and ethical, this is not possible and, therefore, being poor and ethical is much better than trying to be rich and ethics. As presented in The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald suggests that the relationship between having money or wealth and one's ethics or integrity is that in order to acquire one's ethics, a person must have money or be rich. In the novel, the author shows his audience how the protagonist of the story, Jay Gatsby, acts as if money will enable him to acquire honor and morality. Fitzgerald explains how Gatsby was able to convince Nick, the narrator, to invite Daisy to tea by not only offering to let someone cut her grass, but also by offering her a share in the illegal business to make money, even though he rejected the offer on the spot. (87-88). This shows how Gatsby tries to win Nick'...... middle of paper ...... articles about not only the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy, but also the affair between Tom and Myrtle. Tom and Myrtle's affair shows how the amount of money one has does not change the way they may act or feel towards another person. Throughout the novel, the author also discusses how rich or wealthy people can get away with bad behavior or unethical practices because they have the power to do so. In the aftermath of World War I, those with money were those with power. Fitzgerald offers his audience proof through his story that there is only a remote possibility that a person could be both wealthy and ethical. He shows his audience that sometimes being poor is not always the worst thing and that it is easier to be poor and ethical than to be rich and ethical. Works Cited "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald