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Examples Of The Love Triangle In The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald has many relationships such as George and Myrtle Wilson, but the most popular is the love triangle involving Daisy. The love triangle in The Great Gatsby between Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby is an example of how love can lead to a sad decision, as Daisy chooses to stay with Tom despite her strong feelings for Gatsby. This decision is driven by Daisy's fear of the unknown of Gatsby, her new family with her history, and her desire for being financially stable. This decision is ultimately a tragedy, as Daisy's fear and hesitation prevent her from experiencing true happiness with Gatsby. As previously mentioned, Daisy is afraid of Gatsby's unfamiliarity, since they have not interacted for many years, it …show more content…

We can see this in this quote that comes from the argument, “He and this Wolfsheim bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. That's one of his little stunts. I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and I wasn't far wrong.” (Fitzgerald,108). After hearing this, Daisy remains silent and passive, suggesting that she is torn between her feelings for Gatsby and her disapproval of his criminal activities. From the emotion that Daisy showed about this statement, you can tell that she is upset because she never knew and how he is completely different from the old Gatsby that she remembers before he went to Europe. It makes perfect sense because a lot of people change emotionally and physically over the years, which she honestly didn't expect because she was blind to her memories, but after she found out how Gatsby is now, she decided to stay with Tom since she felt that she knew him for years, so she felt safer. The second reason is that she wants a stable home for her new family and familiarity with …show more content…

But this relationship has a history, they shared a past that created a sense of comfort and familiarity between them. About 2 years after Gatsby left for World War I, Tom and Daisy married. In chapter 4 we see about the wedding, “Tell ’em all Daisy’s change’ her mine...She began to cry — she cried and cried... Next day at five o’clock she married Tom Buchanan without so much as a shiver, and started off on a three months’ trip to the South Seas.”(Fitzgerald, 62-63). Through many problems, Daisy decided to marry Tom and remained engaged for years because they "couldn't" divorce because of their faith. Those years bring many memories between them and Pammy for the future. The last reason why she stayed with Tom was because she wanted to get money, even though she truly loved Gatsby. Tom came from a wealthy family and inherited a large fortune, which allowed him to provide Daisy with the luxurious lifestyle she was used to. Almost at the end of chapter 4 we see Daisy being involved for money many times and this quote is a clear example “By the next autumn she was gay again, gay as

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Daisy did not seem to mind where the wealth had came from she was so fascinated with all of Gatsby's luxuries. Once she sees Gatsby’s house she is shocked ,asking, “That huge place there?” she continues on talking about how much she loves it. It is when she goes inside and Gatsby begins to take out his imported shirts, and throw them on the bed showing Nick and Daisy, when “Suddenly, with a strained sound, Daisy bent her head into the shirts and began to cry stormily.” she says that she is sad because she has never seen such lovely shirts, but perhaps she is crying because she is realizing how marrying Tom was a mistake and she should have married Gatsby so she would not have had to sacrifice her wealth.

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Love is seen as one of the greatest motivators of human action, and this is reflected throughout many great works of literature (ex Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet), but that same romance occasionally has harmful consequences. These consequences are displayed in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. This novel follows the mysterious Jay Gatsby, who despite his background, climbs to the top of the social ladder to reclaim the heart of Daisy, wife of Tom Buchanan. Successfully reviving the love once shared between them, Gatsby’s dream of a future with Daisy is futile, as caused by the uncertainty within their relationship. Tom Buchanan could be viewed as the antagonist of The Great Gatsby, as he shares great opposition to Gatsby’s main goal.

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In the book, Tom says, “And what's more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart, I love her all the time” (Fitgerald 131). Their relationship isn’t close perfect and they both know that, but it fills them both with an odd sense of comfort. This sense of comfort is what causes Daisy to stay with him; therefore, she feels that if she leaves him she won’t feel that same comfort. Also, when Gatsby would plan things to do with Daisy, she usually did not act like it was as big of a deal as Gatsby acted.

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She acknowledges her feelings but doesn’t stop to think about anyone else's emotions. In addition to her love for Gatsby, she is extremely encouraged to act due to anything related to wealth. When she is in Gatsby’s house, she cries over the shirts, saying “‘It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such—such beautiful shirts before” (92). Daisy was crying because she lost what she could have had, which was a happy marriage with Gatsby and a wealthy lifestyle. She left Gatsby because he couldn’t provide for her, but she had once loved him.

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Daisy cuts Gatsby off and marries Tom. Tom and Daisy's… enthusiasm to maintain their glamorous, entitled lives makes the people in their lives expendable. Though Daisy seems to have loved Gatsby in her own way, “[...] her mother had found her packing her bag one winter; and say goodbye to a soldier...” (76) she still gives him the boot. When he enters her life once again, she again sacrifices him to secure her own comfort.

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In Chapter 7, during a heated argument with Tom, Gatsby unknowingly reveals Daisy’s true feelings. He states, “She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me” (Fitzgerald 130). Although Gatsby expresses that Daisy was waiting for him, she actually grows tired of waiting, which shows her impatience towards him. This is impatience because instead of waiting for someone she claims to love, she decides to stop waiting and actually moves on with her life. In fact, she marries someone else shortly after Gatsby leaves to fight in World War I.

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Fitzgerald in the novel, uses careless individuals who would destroy everything and everyone and yet still manage to retreat back to their money. Daisy Buchanan, the ‘golden girl’ is rather dishonest and deceitful throughout the novel. As she starts having her affair with Gatsby, she creates unrealistic expectations in Gatsby head about their future together. As Gatsby is having drinks at the Buchanan’s, Tom leaves the room and Daisy kisses Gatsby and declares, ‘I don’t care!’ At this point, the audience realizes that Daisy is and always was in love with Gatsby and that she was prepared to leave Tom.

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Although Daisy is seen as a good character she only found love in the

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Daisy Buchanan is a woman who needs constant affection. Jordan Baker, a friend of Daisy, narrates, “In June she married Tom Buchanan... he gave her a string of pearls” (Fitzgerald 75-76). Jordan acknowledges that Daisy married Tom even though she promised to wait for Gatsby because she could not stand being lonely. Money was also a huge factor; it was evident that Tom was rich.

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Gatsby and Daisy have a long history together and were a couple before WW1. Gatsby loved not only Daisy as a person but was drawn to her because she represented the perfect image that he had longed for since being a poor teen from a farming family in North Dakota. Daisy was a sophisticated socialite, with wealth which came with power. But when Gatsby had to go overseas to fight and Daisy being a prominent social figure she was facing pressure to get married and start a family forcing her to have to leave the idea of her and Gatsby getting back together in the past. After she allowed herself to start looking for a future spouse she quickly met Tom Buchanan, a wealthy man, who became her future husband.

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The Great Gatsby: Marriage Marriage in The Great Gatsby was not successful because of the lack of happiness, faithfulness, and care for the kids from those marriages. It was also hard to get a divorce in the 1920s, so many people stayed in marriages that they did not want anymore. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which takes place in the 1920s, there were a lot of marriages that were still together but not successful. Tom and Daisy, the first couple you see in The Great Gatsby, were married in 1919, and the book takes place in 1922. Daisy seemed happy in the relationship to the outside world at first according to chapter 4 pages 76 through 77, ‘...I’d never seen a girl so mad about her husband.

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Once in awhile I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time” (Fitzgerald chapter 7). This show how it's totally fine for tom to have his little affairs, because he really loves Daisy but, it is not fine if Daisy spends time with Gatsby. Therefore, Daisy Buchanan and Tom Buchanan are married they may have some kind of affection and loyalty for each other but, many people are sure that it's not actually

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In the present time, Daisy is moved on and married, with a child in a beautiful grand home. Her relationship with Tom can be speculated to be based on her wanting to gain his finances or that he can support her like no one else can. Daisy portrays an idealistic vision of herself, and , throughout the story, shows a selfish and narcissistic persona at times. Daisy and Gatsby

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Daisy had loved Gatsby once before, but after Gatsby returns from war, he finds out that Daisy has gotten married to Tom Buchanan. Tom comes from old money and when Daisy married Tom, she gained the wealth too. Now, Gatsby has gained

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Once Gatsby returns home he comes to find out that Daisy Buchanan married Tom. However, Tom eventually discovers the affair between Gatsby and his wife and convinces her to return to him even though he himself is having an affair with Myrtle. Daisy married Tom because she knows that he is able to provide for her and although, Gatsby is richer than Tom she wants to forget about the past between her and Gatsby. In the book Daisy says, "Oh, you want too much!" she cried to Gatsby.

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