What Does Religion Symbolize In The Great Gatsby

Significant Religious Appearance in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby written by Fitzgerald, displays an important symbol, which is the importance of the image of the christian religion. In the 1920’s women, were restricted to express their freedom, citizens were overlooked by ‘God’, and also the reason why Christian religion is important to them, is because, religion is a moral standard that is expected in society. In the novel, women in particular, were not able to express their freedom, because of their cultures perspective on marriage status, clothing attire and a female's personality were all evolved around the christian faith. To begin with, citizens marriage status is that once married, couples would not be able to file a divorce …show more content…
The lack of religion in the main characters like; Gatsby, Tom and Daisy. They are all self- centred, excessive drinkers and they lie to try to achieve what they want. These are all things most religions do not support. Nick thinks to himself, “Through all he said, even through his appalling sentimentality, I was reminded of something—an elusive rhythm, a fragment of lost words, that I had heard somewhere a long time ago” (Fitzgerald, 135). Here, it indicates how Nick is far more self-centered than he realizes. The lack of religious beliefs in characters, especially Gatsby, Daisy and Tom affect their morality and lifestyle. Some effects that show present in those characters are: excessive drinking, breaking law of prohibition, lying, selfishness, lack of responsibility and violence. In chapter 7 Daisy and Tom both want wealth, ““There was an unmistakable air of natural intimacy about the picture, and anybody would have said that they were conspiring together.” (Fitzgerald, 145) This foreshadows the downfall of Gatsby and his plans. All the immortal things that the wealthy characters are being involved in, show that the lack of belief in God ultimately causes their immortal