The Roaring Twenties, an era that embodies the essence of the American Dream, is the setting behind The Great Gatsby; it was a time when self-indulgence clouded society's moral compass. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald exemplifies this attitude of society through the observations of his narrator, Nick Carraway, who serves as a moral compass throughout the book. Nick, a young man inclined to reserve judgment, travels from Minnesota to New York to learn the bond business. He moves to a small house in West Egg where he observes multiple problems between opposing characters, which makes him change morally and grow ethically. According to Fraser, the counterpoint technique is used by Fitzgerald as one of the main technical devices to construct instances where Nick is placed in a situation outside his comfort zone. Nick is forced to change characters to understand and analyze the situations he observes and experiences. Nick is morally changed and ethically defined in a positive way through his observations of the contrasts between characters, setting, and plot. Through observing Jay and Tom's opposing personalities, Nick discovers that you can't judge someone based on their behavior alone. social status or individual value, but in moral and ethical terms. Nick believed that “reserving judgment is a matter of infinite hope” (p.2), and before moving to West Egg he was a very confident person. The first time Nick observed an interaction between Jay and Tom was in the cellar below Forty-second Street: "they shook hands briefly, and a stained and uncharacteristic look of embarrassment passed over Gatsby's face" (p. 74). Nick notices that there is something different about Gatsby when he interacts with Tom. This causes Nick to become a... middle of paper... The East Egg represents the careless and thoughtless old money and upper class who use money to relieve their mind from worrying about hurting others. Both East Egg and West Egg together constitute the Eastern upper class that embodies the idea of ​​moral vacuity, represented by the valley of ashes and the moral and social decay of America. Gatsby embodies the classic tragic and romantic genre. Gatsby loves Daisy but cannot be with her due to obstacles in the way of their love such as social class and Tom Buchanan. Gatsby had big dreams for the future because he lived in the past, and Gatsby, a noble and morally righteous person who was plagued by the “foul dust (that) floated in the wake of his dreams” (p.2). When Gatsby's dream fails, he sacrifices himself to prove his love for Daisy, making him similar to the Christ figure in the novel..