Ambition is the path to success and persistence of a person. The person has a desire to achieve something; this could include, money, wealth, fame, love, etc. In the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, we are shown different ways ambition impacts not only Gatsby himself but the other characters. Gatsby finds himself wanting to please everyone else but changing his whole world to do so. The ambition for something has thrown Gatsby over the edge. His love and chase for Daisy has taken over his whole life. He feels like he has to live up to the American dream to accomplish what he truly desires. All Gatsby wanted was to make Daisy happy and in order for her to be happy, Gatsby had to change his whole life around for her. Gatsby gave up his whole life for Daisy when he went into the “Rum-Running” business, here he gained a lot of money. When Gatsby finally had the money, big houses and everything to make Daisy happy it just wasn’t enough for her. She wanted the love and comfort that she got from Gatsby before. Gatsby’s ambition had a negative impact on Daisy because he was trying so hard to …show more content…
Daisy married rich after Gatsby left to war, she wanted to have the perfect family and be supported so she married Tom. When Gatsby and Daisy were reunited, she said “I’ve never seen such beautiful shirts” as she cried. This shows that now that Daisy is becoming emotional as she never is with tom. She always knew Gatsby to be a poor solider who barley had any money to now, crying over how nice his shirts are. Gatsby is impacting Daisy’s life in negative and positive ways, Positive being she is more herself when she is with him. Negative being that he is taking her away from her family and the dream she once had. Daisy’s character never gets to decide for herself and when she is with Gatsby she gets that feeling that she can choose what she wants, and Gatsby has allowed her in a way to be