The Conflict between Tom and Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby”: A Structural Approach

BY:
Nurliana Nasution
02004209


ABSTRACT

This study is entitled “The conflict between Tom and Gatsby as reflected in F.Scott Fiztgerald “The Great Gatsby”: A structural approach. The subject of the research is the novel entitled The Great Gatsby, meanwhile the object of the research is about conflict between Tom and Gatsby in the novel. The writer is interested in reading this novel. In the novel the writer can find much information. In this study, the writer discusses about the theme, the different between West egg and East egg in social class, emotional conflict etc. It is aimed providing information in detailed.
In this study, the framework of the theories that is structural approach is taken from (Subhan, 2005:63-64).

The result of this study shows that the theme, plot, character and characterization, emotional conflict etc seems important aspects in this study. Therefore the writer concluded that (1) Tom, Daisy (1) Tom, Daisy, Jordan, Myrtle, Wilson are careless people, (2) Daisy loves both Tom and Gatsby. But she cannot help the past because now she has a husband and a daughter, (3) the East egg is fashionable. And on other hand, the West egg is less fashionable, (4) the emotional conflict between Tom and Gatsby is just about Daisy. Gatsby wants to win Daisy back but Tom refuses it, (5) Gatsby cannot win Daisy back although he has much of properties, (6) at the end, Gatsby is killed by Wilson because Wilson assumes that the death of his wife is caused by Gatsby, (7) Meyer is not a good friend. He is kind to Gatsby when he just needs Gatsby at the time. He does not care about Gatsby when passing away.