Where did Great Gatsby's Gryffindors Go?

Sorting various Great Gatsby characters into Hogwarts houses has made me realize that there's another underlying theme about the presence of shallowness that Fitzgerald presents to us through the majority of his character's personalities. 

1. Tom - Evidenced from Tom's overall brutish personality, we all know that Tom Buchanan is the most arrogant, conceited, insulting character in The Great Gatsby. He had 0 moral convictions all throughout his affair with Myrtle (I'm not calling it a love affair because breaking another's nose certainly doesn't seem full of love), but when he had a sneaking suspicion that something was going on between Gatsby and Daisy, he started itching for a confrontation. He holds everyone around him to moral standards that he doesn't even bother with. He also hails from an upper class, wealthy family and takes pleasure in being part of social circles that are unattainable to others, like at Yale with Nick, which leads me to believe that he would be a Draco Malfoy adjacent Slytherin through and through. 

2. Daisy - Hmmm. Daisy. She is an interesting character-- self-proclaimed as 'sophisticated', she is beautiful and alluring, but lacks true sincerity in any of her endeavors, just like Gatsby's parties. We could romanticize Daisy and Gatsby's story and call it real love, or we could chalk it up to her boredom, but either way, her motivation (like many others in this novel) is backed by her desire for a glamourous lifestyle and high social status. She is characterized by innocence and the color white, and doesn't do anything wild or reckless. Even though she is kind, her moves are calculated so she can stay with Tom and the life that is associated with him, while still having fun with Gatsby, If you ask me, only a Ravenclaw would be able to juggle such a thing. 

3. Myrtle - Myrtle, in all of her vivacious, effervescent glory, was a bit hard to categorize. She stayed with Tom even after he broke her nose because of how badly she wanted to climb up the social ladder, even though Tom was never realistically going to abandon Daisy for her. Her naivety and materialistic desires combined did not do anything good her either. So if she isn't cunning, brave, or well-read, the only house left is Hufflepuff. I wish we were able to see Myrtle more before her death, and learn about why she is the way she is, and if there were any purely good sides of her, but from the complete vulnerability she displayed up until her gruesome death, Hufflepuff would suit her. 

Every character has their respective flaws, but there is a lack of bravery and courage in every character in the Great Gatsby. Was this Fitzgerald's view on people of upper classes, or his opinion of how the world works in general? Either way, there is definitely a serious absence of Gryffindors. 

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Vinaya🪄