It is no surprise for those with intimate knowledge of the American psyche that abundance of extravagance is associated with divinity in America. The novel by Fitzgerald is then the work par excellence that connects these themes of money and the creator of the known universe.
Gatsby is a melancholic man which is for example expressed in his wish to reconnect with his love from five years in the past.
As with regards to the divinity aspect of The Great Gatsby the theme of Ethics results from a accidental killing by car of a women that is not tied to Gatsby but who is the mistress of Gatsby opponent in romance vic. Tom Buchanan.
This theme of Ethics has been further broached by Gatsby’s pursual of a married women (Daisy) which Christian ethics already warns against “do not covet your neighbour’s wife” from the laws vis-a-vis Moses.
Gatsby pursues his romantic ambition by organizing parties which are supposed to attract Tom and Daisy so he can charm the wife of Tom.
The character of Daisy is perhaps the most interesting character of the novel since she choses to entertain Gatsby’s advances but can not seem to make up her mind with regards to leaving her husband. On a vulgar level the novel can be read as a simple case of zina.