Theme Of Religion In The Great Gatsby
Despite of social and economic issues that leads to greediness and immorality, issues on religion have been very massive during the Jazz Age. In novel of Fitzgerald, mentions about religion was very rare. The picture of Dr. Eckleburg must be the representation of Gods in the said novel. Fitzgerald was born in a Catholic family. Due to religious minority, prejudice and discrimination, Fitzgerald did not practice his religion. In the novel, it was mentioned by Catherine, sister of Myrtle, that Daisy is a Catholic that is why she doesn’t believe in the essence of divorce and separation. As state by Herbert Armstrong on his article about the religion and religious faith, the church due to its legal separation from the state was not formally involved