High Society in "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitgerald.

"High society" - the upper class has always been viewed by those in and around it as a place of false appearances and sugar coated deceptions. F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" supports and illustrates this notion. The focus of "The Great Gatsby" is North Eastern wealth, specifically, that of Tom and Daisy Buchanan. A passage describing the Buchanan's friend Jordan Baker's drunken state is a perfect symbol for their own situation: "... Miss Baker's lips …

…observes, it is her abundant wealth that has brought about her solitary life. "...she laughed with thrilling scorn. 'Sophisticated-God, I'm so sophisticated!' " Only guests such as Nick and Jordan keep her life somewhat bearable. Tom and Daisy's problems overwhelm their lives. In fact, as they have no real commitments or careers to worry about, their social/domestic issues be the entire focus of their lives. Both Tom and Daisy are wrestling with gigantic burdens,