In the Historical Novel, The Great Gatsby it displays a wide variety of topics. But what I've found to be the most prominent two topics were Dissatisfaction and Love. Throughout the novel no character is satisfied within their marriages, the lost spark in many of the character relationships rise above water and shows how during The Great Gatsby Dissatisfied love never lasts. Gatsby is a character that portrays not only wealth but more importantly a lover, he shows love through dissatisfaction, but how? The root of Gatsby’s dissatisfaction was with Daisy, he felt almost as if his life was incomplete without her included in it. Another example is when Gatsby, Tom and Daisy all crowd around Gatsby’s office, Gatsby claims to be never satisfied unless Daisy says she never loved Tom. According to Gatsby it isn’t enough for Gatsby for Daisy to say she loves him, he believes that she should confess that she has not loved anybody else but Gatsby. …show more content…
Throughout the novel and film she fantasizes and pretends to be happy and stable in life. Even though her husband is cheating on her with another mistress. Besides the fact she is wealthy she becomes dissatisfied with her life. To add on Daisy struggles to find true love and affection creating this dissatisfaction towards viewing her life, another example of this is Daisy being unhappy within her marriage, Daisy once loved Gatsby but as the novel progresses she loses interests and ends up not loving Gatsby anymore but loving her wealth she gained and the freedom Tom provided