The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald - 1110 Words

Novelists are often concerned with exploring the confusions and complexities of social relationships. In the context, confusions refer to puzzling relationships, which are confusing to comprehend. Whereas, complexities relate to complicated and intricate issues. The different social relationships discussed in F.Scott Fitzgerald s novel,The Great Gatsby, are business colleagues, lovers and married partners. The characters involved in these relationships consist of, Jay Gatsby, Daisy and Tom Buchanan, Myrtle and George Wilson, Jordan Baker, Mr. Wolfshiem and Nick Carraway. Each character interacts with others, establishing either confusions or complexities within their social relationship. A complex social relationship explored in this†¦show more content†¦Thus showing how complexities can be explored through the social relationship of business colleagues. Another example of a social relationship explored in the novel, containing complexities, is between Wolfshiem and Gatsby from Wolfshiem s point of view. In the final chapter, Wolfshiem sends Nick a letter in regards to Gatsby s death. He states that he is, ...tied up in... very important business... cannot get mixed up in this thing now. (p157) This reinforces that their relationship was strictly business and there was not a very strong friendship existing between the two characters. It appears that Wolfshiem has very little respect for Gatsby, as he doesn t have the courtesy to attend his funeral. It is portrayed that all Gatsby was to Wolfshiem was a business colleague, nothing more. Wolfsheim does not want to further their relationship as friends. Within the letter, Wolfshiem refers to Gatsby as a thing. This represents Gatsby s death as an inconvenience on Wolfshiem s behalf. As Wolfshiem was involved in some very important business, this once again reinforces the idea that their business relationship was below board. Therefore, this shows how complexities can be explored in social relationships such as business colleagues. In contrast to a complex relationship, the social relationship between Daisy, Tom and Gatsby from her point of view, is a confusion. In a conversation between the three characters, Daisy is speaking to Gatsby