Hi, need to submit a 1750 words essay on the topic Explained in details.Download file to see previous pages... The characters in the book are embroiled in conflict both internal and external as they w

Hi, need to submit a 1750 words essay on the topic Explained in details.

The characters in the book are embroiled in conflict both internal and external as they wrestle with their feelings, desires and the expectations of society as well as their past lives which the likes of Gatsby and Daisy would rather keep hidden. Internal conflict is ubiquitous in Gatsby who endeavors to elevate himself from poverty and to great riches and high class. from outside, he appears the perfect man who initially just happens to have acquired a fabulous amount of wealth mysteriously. However, within him he bears a blinding desire to be reunited with his past love Daisy. Diasy had promised herself to Gatsby but married Tom when the former went to war, also presents an interesting case or internal conflict as she tries to maintain a facade of a smooth marriage while she lives with an immoral abusive and hypocritical man. Nick Carraway also undergoes a great deal of internal conflict since he is placed in positions where he is used to observe and at times abet immoral acts by his neighbors and friends. At the end of the book he end up escaping from New York since he discovers there moral corruption therein would only destroy him. This paper, will examine the nature of internal conflict in the “Great Gatsby” and the role it played in determining and influencing events in the story as well as the impact on the lives of characters in a quest to understand them and achieve success love and happiness. In order to understand the nature of conflict, it is important, first to understand the narrator Nick Carraway who also casts himself as the writer of the book in the first chapter. Nick justifies his suitability to as the narrator by espousing the lessons he learnt from his father about not judging people by his own standards and trying to be objective. To a great extent, he lives up to these expectations and proves to be not only tolerant but open minded and a good listener, nevertheless, despite his nonjudgmental presumptions, he evidently views himself as more morally privileged and in possession of a better sense of decency than the West “eggers”. His conflict is compounded by his mixed reaction to the life on the east egg. inspire of his reservations, Nick is strongly attracted to the fast paced and liberal lifestyle lead in New York. Despite the fact that Gatsby presents what he despises about New York, he still admires the man, and is forced to radically change his thinking to accommodate and justify his friendship with him. When Tom forces Nick out of the train to go to Taunt Wilson, the wife of Toms Mistress, Nick is clearly not interested but he goes along because of the formers insistence. This is evident when he states that, “We’re getting off!’ he insisted, ‘I want you to meet my girl’, I think he’d tanked up a good deal at luncheon and his determination to have my company bordered on violence” (Fitzgerald 27). They go back with Myrtle on the train and later attend a party at an apartment in New York, the ostentatious behavior and lewd talk goes against his moral conditioning he is disgusted, at some point tries to leave. However in spite of himself, he is strongly attracted to it all, he is clearly ambivalent and the contradiction between his beliefs and actions serves to enhance the inner conflict which is unresolved until the end of the book.