Amir ArefianKangAmerican lit.3/29/14"The Great Gatsby"The "Great" Gatsby"Corruption is like a snowball, once it rolls, it must increase." (Charles Colton) Unfortunately, when many begin to go down the evil path of corruption, they cannot help themselves. This is due to the human qualities of greed and materialism. In the rhetorical play “The Great Gatsby,” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby began his corrupt career in bootlegging and never stopped. He became money hungry and only accumulated more dirty money over the years. However, Gatsby managed to turn his life around and he built something of himself from nothing, but unfortunately he had to do it illegally. Therefore, I believe that to some extent Gatsby was a commendable man because he was capable of making something of himself, but Gatsby chose an immoral and corrupt path to get there, making him a character deserving a little degree of admiration. Gatsby was a classic. example of a rags to riches story. He had set a goal for himself and thanks to his determination, he was able to achieve it. He was able to accompany...