Examples Of Brutality In The Great Gatsby

The title I have decided to give to the section we read (164-208) is “life’s brutality” as it plays on the words of Eli’s situation as well includes the tragedy that Mr. Wilhelm or more so, Mr. Wilhelm’s family faces due to his death. The title brings to light not only the topic of police brutality but also the tragedy of losing a loved one- though Mr. Wilhelm’s infidelity leaves the question behind of how much his wife or child still love him. In the two chapters read, an insight is given into two separate issues connected by doctors who without knowing each other are both involved in a web of stories that revolve around the central protagonist Ming. One is of police brutality recognized by Fitzgerald on a patient named Eli. The other is the death of Mr.Wilhelm who died in the backroom of a “hair salon” pronounced by Sri to a wife and son who don’t seem too devastated by the loss, presumably knowing about his previous habits. During these two chapters Sri’s character is heavily changed. In the beginning of the book, Sri had respect for the cadaver meant to dissect- it made him uneasy, however in this section, Sri is emotionless as the corpses “eyeballs were beginning to dry and stick to the open lids, and the pupils were a fixed …show more content…
We now learn that after getting into medical school and completing his studies, Fitzgerald works in an emergency room. Despite his serious profession, Fitzgerald is still carefree in nature and gives Eli, a victim of police brutality, means to escape, knowing problems would be created if he made accusations about the police officers, despite being able to prove them. He “placed the scissors on the stretcher within reach of Eli’s cuffed right hand.” This shows how Fitzgerald has taken the side of mortality rather than law. The situation shows a different side to decisions that those working in the medical field must make- ones for the law or for