When approaching the assessment task, I decided to write about my discursive piece on The Great Gatsby written by F Scott Fitzgerald. My main purpose when writing this piece was to express my opinion on the blatant obsession Gatsby had with Daisy in which he would fantasies about an unattainable, perfect future with her. The Statement I addressed was “Gatsby isn’t in love with Daisy, he’s merely in love with the idea of her”. And I strongly agreed with this statement as I feel that Gatsby did not purely love Daisy, But instead loved the idea of a future with her. Furthermore, I wanted the reader to understand that there is a fine line between love and obsession and how that obsession can become dangerous to both sides. Gatsby is the perfect …show more content…
However, anyone who has seen the film can gain perspective from this piece. Although, the reader needs to have an understanding of the characters, Gatsby in particular, to understand his obsession with Daisy as well as gain perspective on how his obsession consumed his thoughts and feelings, controlling his actions. I also believe that someone who may relate to this text can gain perspective on it as …show more content…
As the novel progressed, his obsession with Daisy became more clear and compelling, consuming his every thought and action. I found it very fascinating to see how obsession could impact someone so eminently. The setting of the book also served as another inspiration for me to express my displeasure with how women were treated in the 1920s. Many people portray Daisy as someone whos selfish, only doing things for her gain and hurting others. Although, there was a need for women to have stable relationships to survive which is why she needed to act in this way. I believe that the passages from the book depict how women were treated as objects. For instance, “Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever…Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by