Conflict In The Great Gatsby

There is no relationship without a conflict. Each relationship is unique and their conflicts would vary from one to another. This essay will examine the different causes, consequences and see whether the conflicts are resolved through analyzing Extremely loud and incredibly close, Othello, The Social Network and The Great Gatsby.

In Extremely loud and incredibly close, there is a conflict between Oskar and his mother. They have a tense relationship ever since Dad’s death. It is caused by Oskar's self-obsession with his own grief and his emotional immaturity. He thinks his mom is moving on too soon. He overlooks how his mom needs some comfort too. “Mom was with Ron in the living room, listening to music too loud and playing board
The conflict between Oskar and his mom in Extremely loud and incredibly close resolves at the end because they both truly love each other deep inside. When they fight or have misunderstanding and hurt each other, they hurt themselves too. At the end, Oskar and his mom have a cathartic moment and reconcile. They talk about their feelings and secrets e.g. dad called both of them on that day. They are both now trying to move on and understand each other more as Oskar says “I promise I'm going to be better soon.” Oskar also realizes how Ron and his mom met each other and he accepts him “it's ok, if you fall in love again.”

In Othello, there is a conflict between a couple, Othello and Desdemona. The conflict initially starts by an envious man, Iago, not by the two lovers themselves conversely to Oskar and his mom. Iago is jealous of Othello for the reasons, he made Cassio his lieutenant instead of him and marrying Desdemona. Iago tries to ruin Othello’s life as he says “I follow him to serve my turn upon him.” Iago poisons Othello’s mind against Desdemona by bringing up how Desdemona deceived
The conflict between Daisy and Tom is seen through the entire movie and is caused by their marriage based on the money and social status whereas in Othello the conflict is started by Iago and in The Social Network by Mark's arrogance. Tom and Daisy cheat on each other (Tom with Myrtle and Daisy with Gatsby.) Daisy knows about her husband's infidelity but still put up with him and acts obliviously e.g. Daisy ignores the fact that Myrtle calls Tom when she and Tom are at home. In contrast with Othello, he finds Desdemona’s supposed affair with Cassio intolerable whereas Daisy’s got to accept what’s going on between Tom and Myrtle. Similar to Daisy, Desdemona has to accept her husband’s action e.g. Othello murdered her, she says “Nobody, I myself.” Daisy and Desdemona has to accept whatever their husbands do. In Othello and The Great Gatsby time, “women were expected to tolerate what was going on around them and act like they don't know much,” as Nick says. In modern day, Erica stands up for herself and express her thought. Erica won’t put up with or submit to Mark’s attitude like Daisy and Desdemona. In comparison between Tom, Othello and Mark, they are not tolerable of the idea their wife or girlfriend having affairs with other ( Daisy with Gatsby, Desdemona with Cassio and Erica with Bobby, the doorman.) This shows the inequality of men and women’ rights. Daisy and Tom’s