Demise Of The Great Gatsby Research Paper

The Demise of The Great Gatsby

(INTRO) The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald's renowned American novel, touches upon versatile topics such as; justice, power, greed, treachery, and the American ideal. The focus of this study analyzes how the characters' negligence of the present, and how it has led to their demise. The reasoning behind this is that our main antagonist/protagonist (depending on your point of view), Jay Gatsby - formally known as Jay Gatz - has fallen deeply in love with his former lusty partner Daisy Buchanan and has gone to unhinged lengths to "get the girl," even mandating her to break up with her husband unexpectedly. Many critics and readers believe that Gatsby has only done this for true

It eluded us then, but that’s no matter — tomorrow we will run faster, stretch our arms farther…. And one fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” This green light was first mentioned at the beginning of the novel when Gatsby was first introduced, Gatsby viewed this light from afar Daisy’s home and believed that it was a symbol of hope, although that was the intended symbolism, Gatsby acknowledges he needs to move on that had eluded him but stays in denial and continues pursuing Daisy Buchanan is another character who faces this dilemma; she is torn between her love for Gatsby and her wish to keep her social rank and money. Daisy's unwillingness to let go of her past, which leads to

But all the rest of that’s a God-damned lie. Daisy loved me when she married me and she loves me now.", this alternative may not be the best given Gatsby's mental decline and Daisy's belief that she is facilitating Gatsby's inevitable demise. (THESIS) In this conduction of research on The Great Gatsby, we will analyze why being locked in the past will inevitably lead to one's demise, regardless of one's standing in society. (THEY SAY) During my research, I’ve observed many different views of why Gatsby’s love for Daisy is actually seen as “the paragon of perfection”, and Daisy’s charm, grace, wealth, and, aristocracy are worth chasing after because of how complete she makes him. The potent love that Gatsby has had for Daisy ever since he was a young adult, while in the war when he first noticed the mesmerizing beauty of a woman resembling a deity, “It excited him too that many men had already loved Daisy—it increased her value in his eyes. He felt their presence all about the house, pervading the air with the shades and echoes of still vibrant emotions” (158) Gatsby hadn’t knew he had a love for Daisy until he saw her “value” and her ranking in society, it excited him, that gave him a sense of lust, he wanted to make daisy his. I can understand how