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The Great Gatsby Main Conflicts
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The Great Gatsby
Main Conflicts
Relation to the book
- Jay gatsby against Tom Buchanan
- Gatsby wanted to take Daisy away from Tom Buchanan
Literary Terms
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Important Quotes Explained
- Verbal Irony: It was usually refering to Gatsby like when Wolfshiem says that Gatsby “would never so much as look at a friend’s wife.” But gatsby ends up loving Daisy
- Flashback: Used when Jordan says “One October day in nineteen-seventeen.” and explains her story.
- Metaphor: Used when Daisy compares Nick to a rose saying “You remind me of a- of a rose, an absolute rose. Doesn’t he?”
- She never loved you, do you hear?” he cried. “She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved any one except me!”
- Struggle between one character an another
- The protagonist versus the antagonist
- Typically the good guy against the bad guy
- Initially an external conflict
- Gatsby wanted to ensure that Tom knows Daisy never loved him.
- He also wanted Daisy to warrant, or to stand behind and garuntee, his statement.
- The character has a struggle in his or her own mind.
- Usually has to do with the persons emotions or their choices.
Works Cited
- http://thegreatgatsby123.blogspot.com/2007/04/literary-devices_19.html
- https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f_scott/gatsby/chapter9.html
Gatsby vs. Himself
George vs. Himself
- Gatsby has an internal conflict where he is insecure about his identity.
- If he were to have a certain identity ( being rich ) Daisy would have married him.
- “Nobody’s coming to tea. It’s too late!” He looked at his watch as if there was some pressing demand on his time elsewhere. “I can’t wait all day."
- George has an internal conflict against himself when he finds out Myrtle is having an affair.
- He also has a struggle with himself when Myrtle is murdered.
- He tries to deal with his internal conflict by getting revenge which leads to him killing Gatsby.
BY: Monica Lopez, Tyson Campbell, Bella Johnson, Jackson Jones, Chris Lucero, Ansley Hames
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