Conflicts in the Great Gatsby

1. Individual vs. societyGatsby vs. the American society in 1920sFrom gouges perspective, Gatsby might consider made vast fortune by illegal means and is capable of behaving like an aristocrat, he is still non respected as the old money from East Egg Gatsbys mansion, his shimmering parties, fancy clothes and cars, can non erase his past as a low-born sodbusters son after all. He dreams to be recognized as one of the upper-class concourse, only if is frequently looked d aver by people like tom Buchanan and the Sloanes who was born noble and is accustomed to live a luxurious life.Gatsbys struggle to be among a higher tender class is conflict with what he really is because he cannot be seen and treated equally. His tragedy is an evidence of himself being an victim of the society he lived in, where social classes were considered more valuable than ones inner whole tone and materialism was concerned way more than humanity.2. Characters vs. characterGatsby vs. gobblerFirst of all , Gatsby represents the new money and Tom represents the old money. While Gatsby acquired his money by doing illegal businesses, Tom sole(prenominal) inherited his money with break through putting efforts. Nevertheless, Tom still feel favor everyplace Gatsby due to his favorable family background. This is the first conflict. Second, Gatsby and Tom compete with separately other for winning Daisys love. While Gatsby represents the past of Daisy the more unobjectionable and perhaps the ideal of Daisy, Tom represents the reality of her the cynicism and materialism inside of her. ding vs. JordanWhile pricks character stands for the idea of salutaryice and honesty, Jordans character is just the opposite. Her cynicism, carelessness and dishonesty is shown clearly through the conversation she had with Nick about(predicate) driving a car, where Nick describes Jordan as a careless, rotten number one wood (It takes two to make an accident. Said Jordan. Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself. Said Nick. I hope I neer will. Said Jordan) and the fact that she has very likely cheated her first gold tournament.Tom vs. George WilsonWhile Tom represents the power of the old money and the aristocratic quality of East Egg, George Wilson represents the poor, operative class people and the spiritless characteristic of the Valley of Ashes.Myrtle vs. DaisyAlthough this two characters have never met each other in face, but the qualities and ideas they convey singly are highly contradictory. Daisy Dressed in white, affected, insubstantialMyrtle Dressed in red, straightforward, fleshy, virtually coarse3. Individual vs. circumstances (fate)Gatsby vs. his upbringingGatsby, as the protagonist in the novel, is a dungeon example of rags to riches he was born poor and his parents were shiftless and abortive farm people. It seemed that Gatsby was doomed to live a poor and ludicrous life where he has to work in the farm everyday in order to earn a living. Neverth eless, Gatsbys fantasy about himself was remote to his real circumstances. He believed that he was a Son of God therefore he must be about his fathers business. Gatsby was prompt by his imaginations so much so he saw the soft of hope and decided to grab the opportunity in front of him this instant when he saw Dan Codys yacht drop anchor over the most insidious flat on Lake Superior. He changed his fate with his own hands and overcame the conflicts.4. The individual vs. himself/herselfGatsby vs. himselfAlthough Gatsby has made most of his dreams become reality, he is not able to face the part of reality that he cannot change. He cannot notice the fact that Daisy is not as perfect as he imagined to be and he firmly believe that he can repeat the past. He is always blind by his illusions and idealism so much so he is not able to move on. Everything he has done is in pursuing of his self-made illusions something he can only imagine but will never achieve or even find out in the r eality. This quality of Gatsby is harmful to him and ultimately leads to his death.Nick vs. himselfNick has internal conflicts as he perceives the decadent life in New York. On the one hand, Nick is sick of the cynical, careless attitude that most of the wealthy people most him hold, and their lavish, materialism lifestyle. On the other hand, Nick also feels curious and attracted to the manifestly sophistication of those aristocratic people, despite their dishonesty this is shown by Nicks developing romance with Jordan Baker.