However he does not realize that he only wants the idea of possessing Daisy, and the image he has of Daisy as the beautiful young girl every man desired before the war. Finally, Gatsby wants Daisy in order to fulfill his American Dream. Daisy cheats in order to receive the attention and admiration Tom has been neglecting her of. On the other hand, Myrtle uses Tom in order to escape the Valley of Ashes and to use him as her path to the American dream of excessive living. Nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions, and next they’ll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white.” (Pg 123-124) This statement is hypocritical because Tom is cheating himself, but will talk about family morals when his own marriage, and subsequently American Dream, is threatened. Well if that’s the idea you can count me out. “I supposed the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Gatsby’s dream of love and money is identified with the American dream. The colours, the geography and even the characters act as symbols in this novel.
For instance, Tom has an affair to satisfy his boredom, and escape from his relationship at home. The Great Gatsby is rich in symbolism, which is portrayed on several different levels in a variety of ways. All the relationships in the novel contain a motive or purpose. However, cheating is not limited to solely the rich class, as it is present in all social classes. The wealthy have everything but still not happy.
Represents the shallow quality of the characters’ lives thus signifying the hollowness of the American Dream.
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