Rich people have been admired in society for a long time, but in reality, many of the things that the rich did in the early 1900s led to social and moral decline in America. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald describes a specific example of this phenomenon in an area of ​​New York City divided into two parts called the West Egg and East Egg. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, depicts the 1920s as a time of decline in the social and moral aspects of America using many characters and themes such as the Valley of Ashes, Jay Gatsby's parties, and the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy. The Valley of Ashes represents the collective deterioration resulting from the wealthy community's way of life. Immoral behavior manifests itself at Jay Gatsby's parties through the bad behavior of the guests and the illegal activities organized there. Additionally, Gatsby himself, the story of his journey to wealth, and his love for Daisy show many signs of moral corruption. These symbols each show how values ​​in America are declining and they also have other, deeper meanings. The Valley of Ashes is a vast, ash-filled area of ​​poverty located between two very wealthy cities, West Egg and New York. The characters in the story have to pass through this depressed area every time they go to town. The Valley of Ashes represents, in a very visual way, the result of the reckless and impetuous lifestyle of the rich. It also shows the struggles of the poor and how the men who live among the ashes lose their strength and will. A defining event occurs in the Valley of Ashes that draws attention to the moral failings of the story's characters. When Gatsby and Daisy run over Myrtle and kill her, they go away and pretend... middle of paper... another man isn't too frowned upon by most of his peers, like Nick and Jordan. According to Nick Carraway, “dishonesty in a woman is something that is never deeply blamed” (p. 58). This is a glaring example of how moral principles and culture have changed for the worse. The novel The Great Gatsby very effectively shows how the social and moral values ​​of Americans declined and became less strict in the 1920s. F. Scott Fitzgerald conveys this theme to the reader by using symbols and characters such as the Valley of Ashes , Jay Gatsby's parties and Gatsby's life in general. This book shows the lifestyle of the rich in the 1920s, very carefree and extravagant. The history and analysis of the lives of these wealthy young men and women, as well as a number of symbols in the novel, demonstrate the lack of moral values ​​during this period..