How has the past affected you? Some may say that it does, others say it doesn’t. In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald it follows Nick and his interactions with Jay Gatsby on his quest to reunite with his lover from the past Daisy. Gatsby is blinded in trying to get the love back he lost in his past. We can see how Gatsby seeks to do this by acquiring wealth and power, setting himself apart from everyone else, and how this led ultimately to his demise. Gatsby's journey to seek power and wealth all come from his desire to court a girl named Daisy, and to take her away from her new husband Tom. Everything Gatsby does with his wealth is to impress Daisy and show her that he is successful. For example,“Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay…He wants her to see his house”(60 Fitzgerald). Gatsby bought this huge house across from Daisys to show that he too is know wealthing and …show more content…
All of this behavior is in hope that Daisy notices him and sees what he has become. Jordan herself say …show more content…
Myrtle was struck and killed by a yellow car driven by Daisy, "Was Daisy driving?" "Yes," he said after a moment, "but of course I’ll say I was. You see, when we left New York she was very nervous.”(110 Fitzgerald). After the fight between Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy, Daisy was extremely distraught. She was so distraught that she couldn't focus on the road and Gatsby let her drive because he cared for her and she asked him to. Because of this when Myrtle ran into the road Daisy hit her then out of fear sped off, incriminating both of them. Wilson saw the yellow kill myrtle and was enraged. He went to seek retribution and went to Tom to ask who killed his wife and had an affair with