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How is class represented in the Great Gatsby - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Victim to injustice by upper class
        
        Murdered
        
        'Used' by tom
    - - Manipulated by Tom
        
        Used to kill Gatsby
  - - - Aspirations to improve social standing
      - Resentment toward upper class
    - - Struggle and Survival
      - Disillusionment
      - American dream is unobtainable (Distant hope)
- - - - Symbolism
        
        The green light
        
        Represents the unattainable American dream
        
        Symbolises Gatsby's hopes and dreams
    - - Symbolism
        
        The valley of ashes
        
        Physical division of the wealthy and poor
        
        Symbolises moral and social decay
      - The Eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg
        
        Indicates a day of judgement may come
        
        Symbolises the eyes of god watching over the moral decay
  - - - Represents a moral compass
      - Observes the corruption from a third person point of view
    - - Represents the failure of the american dream
        
        Works harder than anyone yet still is poor
      - Observes the corruption of the american dream and societal division
        
        Wife gets killed
        
        Wife cheats on him
    - - 'Embodiment of the american dream
        
        His dream is corrupted by materialism and obsession with daisy
        
        Hides his true character inturn for societal status
        
        Rises from poverty
- - - - Tom & Daisy Buchanan
    - - Materialistic
      - Leisure and extravagance over work
      - Preserve their social status
    - - Snobbery
      - Entitlement
      - Above the Law
      - Better than New Money
  - - - Desire for recognition and acceptance particularly by old money
    - - Self made success
      - Pursuit of the american dream
      - Wealth as a mean to an end (getting daisy to love gatsby)
    - - Jay Gatsby
        
        Fakeness - Cover up his true person
        
        Changed his name
        
        'He murdered someone'
        
        Alot of rumours about him
        
        Second cousin to the devil'
        
        'Oxford man'
        
        Money was made illegally
- - - - Traditional Values
      - Moral integrity
    - - Skepticism of Upper class
      - Hard work & modesty
      - Genuine relationships