The Great Gatsby In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald portrays that forgiveness and love canmake or break a character. Gatsby, a young man trying to win the woman he lovesback, Daisy. Daisy a woman who is in a bad marriage trying to better herself.Both characters journey to find forgiveness and love for each other’s tosuccessfully make their dreams come true. While overcoming issues with social order, masswealth, gender roles, ultimately the corruption of pursuing their dreams leadto the breakdown of morals and failures in order to make their dream come alive. Gatsby was famous for his extravagant parties, he was able to haveanything he wanted, but love. Gatsby met the love of his life, Daisy, in 1917when he was an officer stationed at Camp Taylor before he was shipped overseasduring WWI (The Great Gatsby pg 74). Five years later, he built everythingaround him, including himself in order to be whom Daisy would want to be with.He created a facade to impress her, but Daisy married Tom Buchanan after Gatsbyleft to war. Her marriage was ghastly. Which is due to her husband Tom. Tom wasknown for having multiple affairs with other women, which Daisy knows about.Gatsby one true wish is to be with daisy …show more content…
Even though she grew up in a healthy rich lifestyle she was stilldissatisfied with it. Daisy wanted more and tried all she could to get more ofwhat she wanted which is why marrying the right guy was important to her. She marriedTom instead of Gatsby, because she saw that he could keep up with her lifestyleand she wouldn't have to worry about other things. By staying with Tom it gaveher a more permanent spot in her social class. She will never truly findhappiness within her relationship with Tom, because she married him due to thematerials he gave her rather than being with him for true reasons ( The GreatGatsby pg