We can see the state of society by drawing comparison to the real reason why Nick married Honey which was were for her family's money, it shows how society is money driven and how some men/women would do to achieve that satisfaction of being financially well off.
Other comparisons can be made by the vigorous amount of alcohol being consumed by George and Martha, maybe this is how they cope with the fact that they still cannot have children, we see this example of how people in society turn to substance and drug abuse as a coping mechanism for their problems.