Theme Of Abuse In The Great Gatsby

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Abuse. Such a small, simple sounding, five-letter-word. So innocent, but destructible. Something people for centuries are suffering from and/or act upon. Like a lot of the scenes in The Great Gastby. Mainly occurring, because of Tom. “‘Dasiy! Dasiy! Daisy!’ Shouted Mrs. Wilson I’ll say it whenever I want to!
Dasiy! Dai- Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with an open hand”(fritzgerald 41) is one of the most easiest to notice of abuse. A thrust of your hand in the air only to. land on another human being. Small mocking remarks that disrespect and downgrade someone other than yourself in the victims eyes. The signs are not as always as clear as to the way he treats his wife. But, Myrtle ,on the other hand ,is his toy.

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