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Man Vs. Self Conflict In The Great Gatsby
Throughout the book Gatsby faces man vs. man and man vs. self conflict. Gatsby first faces man vs.self conflict when he makes a decision to leave for the war. When Gatsby was younger,he was enrolled in the army and was stationed near Daisy's hometown. The two of them fell in love and it was time for Gatsby to be discharged to war for more money. Prior to his departure, he promised Daisy he would return as a wealthy man. He returned after everybody. He had the money, but the one thing he truly cared about was gone. He first encounters man vs. man when he finds out Daisy is in love with someone else (Tom Buchanan). After all the men had returned from the war there was no sign of Jay Gatsby,she thought he had died therefore she moved on. Daisy

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