Mrs. Rainone
English III
9 June 2017
Moral Decline and It’s Consequences in Society
Moral values in society set boundaries of the individual behaviors and dictate ways in which the community members should behave or carry out themselves. Morality is very paramount since it is major factors which enhance peace, acceptance, meaningful life, teamwork as well as development in the society. Moral values seem to be on the brink of decline in our community. Currently, less individual in our society values honest, and this has resulted in social issues and problems that cloud the society today. The moral decline in our society has led to increasing depressions among individuals, death and moral decays in the society. The vocabulary …show more content…
Their stories portray a society which is full of moral decay, self-deceit, and greediness which eventually leads to difficulty in living and adverse consequences among some prominent characters in the novels. Both The Great Gatsby and A Streetcar Named Desire are books which portray the morality declines and its implications in the society. The Great Gatsby depicts the decline of Americans dream which is perpetuated with greed and hunger for natural wealth as well as immorality among the wealthy. On the other hands, A Streetcar Named Desire portrays evil on sexual behaviors, poverty loneliness and self-deceit which are the order of the day in moist societies in the world. From these novels, the decline in morality in our society is the sole reason behind social challenges faced by the society on a daily …show more content…
For instance, Fitzgerald explores the sociology of wealth in his book. The West Egg represents the new riches in the society while the Daisy and Tom who hail from the East Egg represent the old aristocracy. The newly rich individuals in this novel are portrayed as vulgar greedy and ostentatious. They are the regime of oppression in the society and are responsible for all ill manners in the society. They spread sexual immorality, abuse, and death in the community. The old rich though portrayed as those with understanding and decent life as depicted in the novel by the Daisy and Jordan Baker’s white dresses, it comes to reality that they don’t mean what they portrayed as their characters in their heart as they seem less considerable even if their actions hurt others. For instance, as the novel comes to an end, the Buchannan only walked into their well-furnished house yet their closest associate Gatsby is dead. Tennessee Williams also shows how the moral decay and decline in morality makes life challenging for some individuals who happens to be victims of the injustices and immoralities. For instance, Blanche lives a life of loneliness and sorrow after she finds it difficult to cope without her late husband. Life becomes very complicated for her and facing the difficulty created by the reality becomes very challenging. She decides to live a life of illusion as