Saksama: Jurnal Sastra
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024): Saksama

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CLASS IN SCOTT FITZGERALD'S THE GREAT GATSBY

Mulyana Syahika, Muhammad Rizky (Unknown)
Trianugrah, Ferry (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Dec 2024

Abstract

The purpose of this study is the exploration and analysis of literary works that are reflective of the theory of Marxist structuralism. In The Great Gatsby, Fitz Gerald portrayed the social classes with the characteristics in the story. This research used qualitative research to collect the data. The researcher read several books and articles that described and explained the identification process with Marx's theory. As mentioned above, the object collected from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is caused by a close and interrelated relationship between Fitzgerald and his works. This research resulted and was discussed in structuration, which is focused on revealed characteristics and added comprehension theory to provide it. One of the characteristics that depicts Bourjois is Tom. It is caused by the arrogant attitude that Tom shows from the beginning of the story to the end, which is related to Fitzegerald's perspective of Borjouis. However, there is Gatsby, who comes from Proletarian and implicitly shows how Fitzegerald was before being the Bourjois. It is also explained with theories that come from his personal essay, My Personal City. The purposes of the author can be seen in the details of social phenomena that were added to his literary work, namely The Great Gatsby.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

saksama

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Subject

Arts Humanities

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Saksama: Jurnal Sastra is a twice-yearly open access journal starts on the structural, post-structural, post-modern, comparative and post-colonial approaches to the critical analysis and interpretation of literature, with a special preference given to underrepresented works. Articles submitted ...