Examples Of Blindness In The Great Gatsby

The world is a place of many secrets. With couples hiding things from one another hoping the other will not find out. Then, if someone does find out the truth they often refuse to accept it. This is portrayed in The Great Gatsby perfectly. Showing how people can truly be blind to the world around them. Some examples of this blindness are Daisy’s ignorance to except that Tom is having an affair, Myrtle thinking that Tom is really in love with her, and Gatsby’s denial that Daisy still loves him wholeheartedly.
Daisy is probably the most ignorant person in the novel, The Great Gatsby. This is due to the fact that she refuses to accept some of the things in her life. One of the best examples of something she refuses to accept is that Tom is having

For the reader of the book, it is clear to see that Tom never truly loved Myrtle. Due to the fact that in chapter two Tom punches Myrtle for saying “Daisy”, and ultimately breaking her nose. Another thing that makes it obvious that Tom never loved Myrtle and was just fooling her, is that he has a daughter, and even though he would sleep around, Tom would never leave his family to fend for themselves. This is not only because deep down Tom truly does love Daisy and their child. It is also because of Tom’s beliefs and the way Tom was raised. Tom was raised in a Catholic household meaning that Tom’s family does not believe in divorce. However, they do believe that even if you do sleep around and cheat on your wife you can just repent, ask for forgiveness, and your sins a cleared. It is told to the reader that Tom is Catholic by Catherine in chapter two when she is talking about the true reason that tom will not leave Daisy. This shows why Tom does not really care about the fact that he is cheating on his wife because due to his beliefs he thinks that he can just ask God for forgiveness and everything will be good. Meaning, that Myrtle is blind to the fact that Tom does not love her because in his he isn’t doing anything that he thinks is completely wrong. So much so that in chapter two he invites Nick to come meet Myrtle. Then Tom and Myrtle have sex together. However,

As a matter of fact, even the main character, Gatsby, does not realize the truth about the world around him. This is mostly due to him refusing to accept that things are never going to be perfect for him. By this I mean Gatsby is blind to the fact that he can never achieve his American dream. However, Gatsby is one of the very few people to truly become close to achieving the American dream. Yet, it was impossible for Gatsby to achieve his dream. The reason is due to the fact that no matter what Gatsby will not be able to “get” Daisy. I say this for many reasons one of which is that Daisy has moved on. Even though she is married and has a child Gatsby believes that Daisy has only loved him through it all. Which we are not true because, in chapter seven Daisy says to Gatsby, “I love you now – isn't that enough?” Meaning that Daisy didn’t love Gatsby the whole time they were apart. Along with that as stated earlier Daisy has a child which is made clear to the reader in chapter one when Daisy says, “I woke up out of the ether with an utterly abandoned feeling, and asked the nurse right away if it was a boy or a girl. She told me it was a girl, and so I turned my head away and wept. 'All right,' I said, 'I'm glad it's a girl.” Meaning that now if Daisy left Tom for Gatsby she would either have to take her daughter away from her dad, or she would have to separate herself from her