Compare And Contrast The Three Social Classes In The Great Gatsby
The three main social classes in the Great Gatsby had many barriers and conflicts to overcome amongst each other and with themselves throughout the story. The three social classes in the story are the “new money” (Gatsby), “old money” (Tom, Daisy, and Jordan), and the “no money” (Myrtle and Wilson). The new money was Gatsby, He was a young, rich party man who threw parties every night. The old money was made up of Tom, Daisy, and Jordan. They all got their fortunes from pure ways; however they were very careless and unforgiving people, Nick says that “They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated to their money, or their vast carelessness” (Fitzgerald 179). Lastly there is the no money social class which is made up of Myrtle and Wilson. They lived in deplorable conditions and ran a gas station business straight out
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These differences and barriers lead to many different conflicts between them. The one that's most prevalent and eventually leads to the downfall of all characters is between Tom, Myrtle and, Wilson. Tom uses the ploy of selling a vehicle to Wilson in order to get closer to The poor mechanic's wife, Myrtle who is also Tom’s Mistress. One of our first seen interactions we see between the two is Tom talking down to Wilson while the latter just accepts it. This exchange shows that in Tom’s mind Wilson is no more than an instrument used for how he sees fit. After Myrtle is killed Tom is sad, but refuses to show it to maintain his cover while Wilson is distraught. He uses the current situation for his personal gain by saying Gatsby was driving the vehicle when Myrtle was struck, ultimately causing Wilson to kill Gatsby and himself. Another big conflict that occurred during the story was between Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy. Daisy loved both Tom and Gatsby but was married to Tom, this was the main conflict in the story. This love affair eventually lead to Tom framing Gatsby for Myrtle's
These differences and barriers lead to many different conflicts between them. The one that's most prevalent and eventually leads to the downfall of all characters is between Tom, Myrtle and, Wilson. Tom uses the ploy of selling a vehicle to Wilson in order to get closer to The poor mechanic's wife, Myrtle who is also Tom’s Mistress. One of our first seen interactions we see between the two is Tom talking down to Wilson while the latter just accepts it. This exchange shows that in Tom’s mind Wilson is no more than an instrument used for how he sees fit. After Myrtle is killed Tom is sad, but refuses to show it to maintain his cover while Wilson is distraught. He uses the current situation for his personal gain by saying Gatsby was driving the vehicle when Myrtle was struck, ultimately causing Wilson to kill Gatsby and himself. Another big conflict that occurred during the story was between Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy. Daisy loved both Tom and Gatsby but was married to Tom, this was the main conflict in the story. This love affair eventually lead to Tom framing Gatsby for Myrtle's