Examples Of Central Conflict In The Great Gatsby

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Gatsby's determination to fulfill his dream of love with Daisy is much stronger than all the other American Dreams that are superficially focused on money because he faces less corruption from wealth than the rest of the dreamers. Henry Piper identifies the central conflict, in which The Great Gatsby focuses on, "The Central conflict in The Great Gatsby is the conflict between Gatsby's dream, and the sordid reality" (Piper). The conflict that comes up throughout the text is Gatsby making and creation of his dream into real life. Dreams like his aren't supposed to come true and aren't easily granted even with extreme dedication and hard work. The conflict comes down to whether Gatsby will be able to stay determined to his dream while it is assaulted …show more content…
Matthew Bruccoli how Gatsby is unique from all others in the way that he exists and coexists with other people, "It is true that from Wolfsheim to Nick Carraway, people are in the Easy to earn their livings, to pursue 'the shining secrets that only Midas and Morgan and Maecenas knew' (Fitzgerald 5). But Gatsby, with his boundless capacity for love, a capacity unique in the sterile world he inhabits, sees that the pursuit of money is a substitute for love" (Bruccoli). Gatsby thinks that there are people who are focused on earning a positive emotion from money, but the only reason they try to get money is to substitute the drive for love. Gatsby thinks this because he has pursued wealth and earned it, but after having this wealth and an inability to grow as an individual spiritually, mentally, and emotionally, he realizes that love is the thing that will make him happy consistently for the rest of his life. "Gatsby on the other hand, is new money, money in the process of being acquired. This newness gives the money some purpose and vitality; what Gatsby buys he buys for a purpose: to win Daisy" (Bruccoli). Gatsby, opposite to Tom, has had a completely different experience with wealth, and the reason is that everything that he does with his money is justified in some way. For instance, his huge house wasn’t bought for himself to live lavishly, but to buy himself confirmation of his dream becoming reality, and to impress Daisy when she eventually sees the mansion. Matthew Bruccoli goes over one of the most famous lines of the text, "('her voice is full of money’) This insight shows Gatsby's understanding of the link between love and money. Daisy's voice has been described as the seductive, thrilling aspect of her. What Gatsby, with surprising consciousness, states is that Daisy's charm is allied to the attraction of
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