Examples Of Internal Conflict In The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald focuses on a group of individuals living in New York in the 1920’s. Fitzgerald uses a plethora of themes in the book such as wealth, loyalty, friendship, and love. There are many affairs and conflicts in the novel, but the most prominent is Daisy Buchanan’s internal conflict about her life. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway, Daisy’s cousin. Daisy makes it clear that she is not satisfied with her life and her marriage. When someone is unsatisfied with their life, they begin to not care about anything, and give up because of very little hope. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows internal conflict in Daisy Buchanan to show the dissatisfaction of life in New York in the 1920’s. Fitzgerald shows internal conflict in Daisy about how she is unhappy with her life, has very little hope, and shows carelessness. Nick exclaims to Daisy about how they don’t know each other too well. To improve their relationship, Daisy tells Tom what she …show more content…
Daisy has two main internal conflicts, one is that she is unhappy with many aspects of her life. Because Daisy is not happy with her life, she has very little hope, is very careless, and thinks her life has no purpose. There are multiple examples in the book that show Daisy has no hope, is careless, and believes her life has no purpose. The other main internal conflict Daisy has in The Great Gatsby is her marriage with Tom. She is unhappy in her marriage because she has an affair with Gatsby, almost dosen’t get married because of Gatsby, and only is married to Tom for his social status. The day Daisy and Tom were supposed to get married, she didn’t want to because she received a letter from Gatsby. From the beginning of her marriage she was unhappy, loved Gatsby, and did not even want to be married to Tom. Fitzgerald uses several examples of internal conflict in Daisy Buchanan throughout the novel, The Great