The People of the Great Gatsby and the People of Today The young adults in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby are similar to the adults of today. They show similarity by representing racism, irresponsibility and corruption. Like today's young adults, many display integrity and are innocent. People of the two generations exploit violence and have gangs and gang leaders. The 1920s generation and the 2000s generation show irresponsibility and corruption through many characters such as Myrtle, Meyer Wolfshiem, and Tom. After Myrtle bought the puppy, she no longer took care of it. She never took him for walks, didn't feed him all the time, and later we find his leash lying around. Tom was irresponsible and prejudiced against other races that were different from his in many cases. His irresponsibility was demonstrated when he had an affair with Myrtle and was not together with Daisy. Tom's prejudice about other races was revealed when he said, "Nowadays people begin by mocking family life and family institutions and then they throw it all overboard and intermarry between whites and blacks" (137). In today's society many races are discriminated against because they are considered inferior. At school, at work and in the neighborhood there is discrimination because of the color of their skin and they are harassed. There was violence in the 1920s with gangs and mafia leaders like Al Capone. He was a known racketeer who fought with other gangs. Today there are also gang crimes, as in the music world there were the murders of two rap artists. The murders occurred due to animosity between East Coast and West Coast rappers. Even though there is discrimination and irresponsibility, many young adults demonstrate their integrity and help others in the most crucial moments. Everyone thought Gatsby was a murderer and was afraid of him, but he was compassionate. When Nick says, “They're a lousy crowd, you're worth the whole damn bunch put together” (162), we feel the same way about him because his love for Daisy was very precious to him. He takes the blame on Daisy for killing Myrtle even though he knows her life can be taken away in prison.