Comparison of Fast Food Nation and The Great Gatsby

There are many parallels and differences between "Fast Food Nation" and "The Great Gatsby." Some differences between "Fast Food Nation" and "The Great Gatsby" is that Fast Food Nation is a Non-Fiction while the Great Gatsby is a Fiction book. Also "The Great Gatsby" is written as a book narrated from somebody looking on the past; while "Fast Food Nation" was written as a factual documentation. Some parallels among both stories is that they both show a moral corruption present in our society. For example in "The Great Gatsby" we see corruption in Gatsby dream, which was Daisy. He held Daisy upon high standards that she did not even come close to fulfilling. This forshadows the corruption of what people strived for in the 1920s. While in "Fast Food Nation" the author draws us to the conclusion of how fast food restaurants have become corrupt by use of minimum wage, anti labor unions, and lack of benefits for employess.