Examples Of Prejudice In The Great Gatsby

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At a young age children see how the world works and learn from what they watch by many means from watching the television in how to count, be kind, how to spell...etc. One common means children learn is from home how parents or older siblings treat each other or follow their footsteps to adulthood. As the saying “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” -Richard Jente. It is the reason why children learns to acquire the prejudice towards other groups, class, social structure. The United States at one followed the footsteps to England and the reason of the nickname “The Motherland” Still during America's youth stage time after time repeated as a time reminder in History two main groups we distinguished the African Americans who the majority …show more content…

It takes shape of attention of passing judgement of others and passed. Prejudice may be defined in many various ways and combinations of more than one stereotypes in which a label is put in place, classified into groups, categorization of rich and poor like in the Great Gatsby. Thereby, one is guided by influences to make your own choices. It is evolved to either to serve the interest of oneself. Prejudice works hand in hand with bias usually is believed to be gloomy viewpoint towards other people, materialistic items, organizations, and nationalities. Prejudice refers to both positive and pessimistic behavior like discrimination with regard to the member of some distinct social classification. Consequently encounter with the real world one gains from simplification of experience are lead to prejudgement of misunderstanding, biases and …show more content…

It grows in the mind of both genders is mostly linked to point of views, geographical, and economic structure issues. It is, thus, obvious that as children like Amir, and once young Gatsby both grow to adults and have come use to what the circumstances they are surrounded by, they are exposed to certain good and bad experiences in more particular settings like at home the farm Gatsby grew up and the mansion Daisy and Tom grew like the mansion house Amir and half-brother Hassan hut and community. Therefore, they are accustomed to develop prejudices of other human beings of the outgroup. Growth of prejudice mostly depends upon the parent's status Baba, Amir's father and Mr.Gatz, Gatsby's father and siblings and extended families like Jordan, societies, past tradition, myths/legends, rumors, history, religion, and beliefs. These categorizes furthers the growth of classifications apart, prejudice is more is due to the development of prejudices. The Great Gatsby and the Kite Runner are both from different periods of time, parts of the world, and social prejudice. The Kite Runner dilemma of Hazaras and the Great Gatsby wealth