By the 1920s the values ​​and morals of most of America were changing from very conservative to extremely liberal. People have become more interested in what benefits them the most, ignoring what the cost would be. This is what essentially gave this era the title “The Roaring Twenties.” The total rebellion of people who went from having great morals and values ​​to being corrupt and materialistic completely reshaped the beginning of this era. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Nick Carraway to show the worldly view of what good values ​​and morals should be against the distorted values ​​of Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. Nick Carraway is played by Fitzgerald as a small-town boy from the Middle West who, while having a purpose, isn't so much focused on being rich as he is on being successful. This is very evident when Nick's new house is introduced. He describes it by saying: My house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore and it had been neglected, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor's lawn, and the comforting proximity of millionaires - all for eighty dollars a month (Fitzgerald 9-10). Nick knows he doesn't have the biggest, nicest house on the block, and he doesn't really care. He is proud of the fact that he is earning his own money and can live in a first-class neighborhood. Harold Bloom supports this when he says, “Compared to Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan, Nick has modest means and modest desires” (1). These quotes both confirm the fact that Nick is not a money-hungry American. He is happy with where he is in his life. Nick was also taught not to judge and to use his mind to succeed. Readers see this when Nick repeats his father's advice when he was younger and... middle of the paper... yes, the vast difference between the good and right morals and values ​​of the 1920s and the corrupt morals and values and superficial. values ​​of that era. The “Roaring Twenties” were becoming filled with people who were solely focused on satisfying their own needs and desires, instead of what would drive them further in life. The world had just emerged from a war and was enjoying every minute of its life. It was a total shift: from people who had been extremely conservative, who always lived by the rules, to a whole new generation of liberals who were going to change the way Americans lived their lives. Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a great example of the diversity of values ​​of the time. He made sure to include all the criteria, from old money to new money, humility and pride, and true love versus love of money, these are all aspects that help shape a person's morals and values..