Violence exists in The Great Gatsby to showcase the pitfalls within Fitzgerald’s society, such as the pedestal the rich sit upon, allowing for exploitation of the lower class and the role plays into economic cruelty. Fitzgerald, through a captivating story, details a story of America’s faults and emphasize on the urgency of improving the country.
Violence toward the opposing gender is a common thread sewn through the pages of The Great Gatsby to emphasize the cruelty and inequality ever present during the roaring twenties. Briefly mentioned to give context to the character of Tom Buchanan, an occurrence in which Tom bruises Daisy’s knuckle and yet it is brushed off the shoulder, Daisy taking the blame claiming “That’s what I get for marrying a brute”(12). Blame is pushed onto the women, for an accident or an impulse. Revelation regarding how impulsive, burley men who do not think twice about abuse simply scratch by without an consequence then prompts change, Fitzgerald’s goal. On a greater scale of altercation, frustration with hearing his wife’s name pushes Tom to backhand Myrtle, his girlfriend, and with a “short deft movement…[he] broke her nose”(37). Due to Myrtle being not only a woman but a lower …show more content…
Unfortunately, while there have been few progressive breakthroughs, all of these faults in society still exist. Sexism still struts the walkway of unequal pay. Classism still pushes its ugly head in tax cuts. Impenetrable wealthy are just as invisible with Brock Turner who had “twenty minutes of action.” Iceland leads the fights for equal economics and has just made pay gaps illegal, while President Trump administration just halted a rule that forced companies to report to the government pay through breakdowns of gender and race. Fitzgerald’s argument and work has somewhat been lost in the
Violence toward the opposing gender is a common thread sewn through the pages of The Great Gatsby to emphasize the cruelty and inequality ever present during the roaring twenties. Briefly mentioned to give context to the character of Tom Buchanan, an occurrence in which Tom bruises Daisy’s knuckle and yet it is brushed off the shoulder, Daisy taking the blame claiming “That’s what I get for marrying a brute”(12). Blame is pushed onto the women, for an accident or an impulse. Revelation regarding how impulsive, burley men who do not think twice about abuse simply scratch by without an consequence then prompts change, Fitzgerald’s goal. On a greater scale of altercation, frustration with hearing his wife’s name pushes Tom to backhand Myrtle, his girlfriend, and with a “short deft movement…[he] broke her nose”(37). Due to Myrtle being not only a woman but a lower …show more content…
Unfortunately, while there have been few progressive breakthroughs, all of these faults in society still exist. Sexism still struts the walkway of unequal pay. Classism still pushes its ugly head in tax cuts. Impenetrable wealthy are just as invisible with Brock Turner who had “twenty minutes of action.” Iceland leads the fights for equal economics and has just made pay gaps illegal, while President Trump administration just halted a rule that forced companies to report to the government pay through breakdowns of gender and race. Fitzgerald’s argument and work has somewhat been lost in the