How Is Daisy Idealize Gatsby's Life

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby lives a life of pure opulence. He hosts fantastic parties, attended by hundreds of New York’s elite each weekend, lives in an enormous mansion, and has many servants to carry out his everyday tasks. To many, Gatsby’s life seems like the ideal standard of living. However, while Gatsby’s life greatly embodies the end goal of the American Dream, Gatsby is not happy as he is missing human connection in his life and he greatly idealizes human connection in the same way he idealizes money and success. The American Dream is the ideal in which freedom holds the opportunity for success and prosperity. When we as Americans think of the American Dream, we imagine someone starting from nothing and

Daisy has changed from the girls she was when she knew Gatsby to the woman she is now. Things between Gatsby and Daisy just aren’t the same. She is now married, has a daughter, and a comfortable life in East Egg. Discouraged by this notion, Gatsby wishes to change things back to the way they were when he and Daisy were happily together. When Nick states, “You can’t repeat the past” Gatsby responds, “Can’t repeat the past... Why of course you can!”. He then adds, “I’m going to fix everything to the way it was before...she’ll see.” (110) Gatsby is stuck in his ways. He believes that he will be able to fall in love with Daisy and live the life that he had dreamt with her before he was sent off to war and before she married Tom. He doesn’t understand the implications of what has passed in both of their lives and why it is nearly impossible for them to be together. He has an idealized version of Daisy in his mind. This Daisy is care-free, in love with him, and has the opportunity to spend the rest of her days by Gatsby’s side. In reality, Daisy has a family in East Egg, is driven by social status and the appearance of her life and would likely never start a life with Gatsby. However, Daisy does still love Gatsby though she understands the complicated nature of their relationship far better than Gatsby is able to. When Gatsby expresses his sadness about not being able to be with Daisy it’s stated, “‘Oh, you want too much!’ she cried to Gatsby. ‘I love you now – isn 't that enough? I can 't help what 's past.’ She began to sob helplessly. ‘I did love him once – but I loved you too.’"(132). While Daisy does have affection for Gatsby, she also loves Tom and moreover, she is driven by her appearance in East Egg and would not uproot