The Great Gatsby- one symbol

In the novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses many symbols throughout the novel. One of the symbols is drunkness. We are constantly reading about characters being drunk throughout the novel. We get this impression by Fitzgerald's way of expression some character's lack of eyesight or blurry vision. He also makes characters misunderstand words and meaning. The drunkness symbol connects with the lack of communication characters have which relates to modernism. Modernism is the growing fragmentation and isolation of society which is seen in this novel. Fitzgerald also uses drunkness to criticize society of the 20's. He's expressing the constant partying and drinking which took place. He's also criticizing marrige by expressing the affair Tom has with Myrtle. All these things symbolize the way society was in the 20's and how careless it was.