The fall of morality in the United States has deliberately declined since the 1920s and is currently insignificant, if not absent, among Americans. F. Scott Fitzgerald presents this in his book “The Great Gatsby”. His characters lie about many things throughout the book, constantly and systematically cheat on their spouses, and rely more on money and material things than anything else. “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald shows how lust in the 1920s caused the downfall of morality because of the qualities represented by its characters. The most obvious immorality in this book is the characters' infidelity toward their spouses. The characters in the book are constantly having affairs with other wives and husbands. Not only do they cheat, but they also continue to cheat even after their spouse finds out. For example, Tom Buchanan's affair with Myrtle Wilson. Both Tom and Myrtle are married to other people and Tom's wife, Daisy Buchanan, knows about the affair, but they continue to live their lives normally. This lewd affair continues throughout the book...