Great gatsby socail problems
Discuss the way in which Scott Fitzgerald exposes social and human problems in The Great Gatsby. ... Scott Fitzgerald exposes social and human problems in “The Great Gatsby” by using symbolism, metaphors and other literary techniques. The major social problems are the discrimination between social classes, the material greed and lack of purpose of the upper-class, the loss of many traditional values and the corruption of the ‘American Dream’. The major human problems are the carelessness of Tom and Daisy, the arrogance of Tom, the G-dlike status that Gatsby raises himself to, as well as the general attitude of the socialites of the roaring 20s. ... Although Gatsby has money he is still not fully ‘accepted’ by the high society and isn’t able to become an ‘East Eggian’ but that doesn’t stop snobbish upper class taking advantage of his parties. ... Empathy plays a major role in exploring the novels themes of human and social problems. ... Sometimes they came and went without having met Gatsby at all, came for the party with a simplicity of heart that was its own ticket of admission.