Which of these is the best symbol for the decay of american values in the great gatsby?
a. daisy's hairpin
b. eckleburg's eyes
c. the valley of ashes
d. the green light

I would say C. The Valley of Ashes.

The green light is Gatsby's hopes and dreams to earn Daisy back, Daisy's hairpin represents the simplistic ways Daisy finds ways to get what she wants, and Eckleburg's Eyes are God's way of judging and staring down at America.

It's the Valley of Ashes that actually shows the promised American values decaying alongside the workers.

C. The Valley of Ashes

Hope this helps : )

The answer is "he was bad enough in all conscience, but the devil himself could not temp him to turn slave-trader. satirical is a synonym for sarcastic. so when the author says that tom walker could not be tempted by the devil he does not literally mean "the devil" but he means that he is too morally upright to become a slave-trader.