Symbolism In The Great Gatsby

Great Gatsby Essay The Great Gatsby was a novel that take place during the 20’s. It was written by Scott Fitzgerald. The Protagonist of the novel, James J. Gatz or Mr. Gatsby, who Lives in West Egg or the “new money”. The Antagonist, Tom Buchanan, Lives in East Egg or the “old money”. This is one of the major themes throughout the novel, the competition between old and new money. The theme is never told to us, but the conflict between Tom And Gatsby is symbolic of the conflict, Gatsby being of new money and tom being of old money. This conflict is what leads to the death of 2 character, one of them being Gatsby himself.

The Conflict of new and old money leads us to the other major theme of the novel. The belief that the rich can do whatever
they want without consequences. Within the first couple of chapters, with Tom seeing his mistress and Gatsby’s outrageous parties. This is expanded upon in the later chapters as the plot progresses. Gatsby in particular seems to follow this as we see him try to take daisy away from Tom. The movie expands upon this more as we are shown Gatsby shown running a bootlegging scheme, while the police chief and senator are there.