Modern Day Comparison

Cheating on spouses is a main topics present throughout The Great Gatsby. In today's society, this still happens quite often. The most recent incident of this is Tiger Woods cheating on his wife. This closely mirrors the events in The Great Gatsby because it involved higher class people doing things that condescend their status in society. This shows that even nearly 90 years after the time period of The Great Gatsby that people with wealth still act in ways that demean them and take risks that may ruin or negatively affect the lives around them.