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Essay On Daisy In The Great Gatsby

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As we watch Gatsby and Daisy undertake feelings of the past, how will the outcome between Tom and Daisy's marriage pan out with Gatsby willing to do unthinkable things for his dream of having daisy. Throughout the book we slowly learn the past of the characters, lighting the undeniable chemistry between Gatsby and Daisy with drama and cheating along the way; towards the end we watch as people start to die as a result of unfulfilled love. Gasby becomes confident in Daisy’s affection towards him once he confronts the marriage he realizes Daisy’s heart is still with Tom leading him into a depression. His memories with Daisy and hope for what used to be lingering leading to him only wishing for what he can’t have. The tender feelings from Gasby and Daisy’s first impressions make Gasby long for a recapture of the past. Gatsby’s craving for Daisy to come to his parties or see him again forces him to do everything to set up the possibility of Daisy running into him. …show more content…

Daisy doesnt know what to say, being in shock of what was happening overwhelmed with what Gatsby was saying to Tom. Gatsby acts as though he knows Daisy and what she wants after her marrying another man leaving Gatsby. Gatsby makes excuses for Daisy choosing Tom ‘Your wife doesn't love you,’ said Gatsby. ‘She's never loved you. She loves me.’ ‘You must be crazy!’ exclaimed Tom automatically. Gatsby sprang to his feet, vivid with excitement. ‘She never loved you, do you hear?’ he cried. ‘She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me!’(Fitzgerald 130). This paragraph shows Gatsby’s desperation and vulnerability. Daisy only says in return she used to love Tom denying her ever lasting love that was expected from

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