Theme Of Social Class In The Great Gatsby
A loss of fundamental decencies in the higher social class.
The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This novel is set in the roaring twenties, on an island which is divided into two sections, West Egg and East Egg, near Long Island, New York. Nick, the main character and also the narrator of the book, lives in West Egg, “the less fashionable of the two” he says. Nick lives right next door to one of the most mysterious men on the island, Jay Gatsby. Nobody on the island knows anything about him, all they know is the rumors people have made about him. All through the summer Gatsby throws these extravagant parties that only a few get invited to, but everyone that's a “somebody” comes. Further along in the story Daisy and her husband, Tom buchanan are introduced. Tom is secretly having an affair on daisy. Gatsby is in love with with Daisy, but she refuses to leave her husband. As the story goes on Fitzgerald reveals that Gatsby has been living a lie, Gatsby has lied to …show more content…
In chapter six Tom is asking Nick, who gatsby is and making assumptions of him. Fitzgerald writes “‘who is Gatsby anyhow ?” demanded Tom ‘Some bootlegger ?’ ‘ where’d you hear that?’ I inquired ‘I didn’t hear it. I imagined it. a lot of these newly rich people are just bootleggers, you know ?’”(107). In this quote Tom thinks he is better than Gatsby because he’s been in the higher social class longer than he has because He, Tom inherited his money, “Old money” and Gatsby is a “newly rich”. This shows Tom’s true character and how he treats people who are in a lower social class than him or are a “ newly rich” person who hasn't inherited their money from their family.
The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. in this novel Fitzgerald reveals many examples of how characters are affected by the social class they are in, which he shows by the character’s actions and tones throughout the whole
The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This novel is set in the roaring twenties, on an island which is divided into two sections, West Egg and East Egg, near Long Island, New York. Nick, the main character and also the narrator of the book, lives in West Egg, “the less fashionable of the two” he says. Nick lives right next door to one of the most mysterious men on the island, Jay Gatsby. Nobody on the island knows anything about him, all they know is the rumors people have made about him. All through the summer Gatsby throws these extravagant parties that only a few get invited to, but everyone that's a “somebody” comes. Further along in the story Daisy and her husband, Tom buchanan are introduced. Tom is secretly having an affair on daisy. Gatsby is in love with with Daisy, but she refuses to leave her husband. As the story goes on Fitzgerald reveals that Gatsby has been living a lie, Gatsby has lied to …show more content…
In chapter six Tom is asking Nick, who gatsby is and making assumptions of him. Fitzgerald writes “‘who is Gatsby anyhow ?” demanded Tom ‘Some bootlegger ?’ ‘ where’d you hear that?’ I inquired ‘I didn’t hear it. I imagined it. a lot of these newly rich people are just bootleggers, you know ?’”(107). In this quote Tom thinks he is better than Gatsby because he’s been in the higher social class longer than he has because He, Tom inherited his money, “Old money” and Gatsby is a “newly rich”. This shows Tom’s true character and how he treats people who are in a lower social class than him or are a “ newly rich” person who hasn't inherited their money from their family.
The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. in this novel Fitzgerald reveals many examples of how characters are affected by the social class they are in, which he shows by the character’s actions and tones throughout the whole