How Is Daisy Portrayed In The Great Gatsby

Shot Through the Heart
Perhaps one of the most prominent thematic topics in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is love. It is the force that drives many of the characters to do and say what they do. Despite love generally being considered a good thing, Gatsby’s love for Daisy was so strong it became destructive, as he was able to see nothing but her, and it eventually led to his downfall.
Despite the fact that Gatsby did truly love Daisy, his love for her was so strong it became destructive, as he was not able to see anything but her, and it eventually led to his downfall. At the end of the first chapter, Nick notices something strange about his mysterious neighbor, Gatsby. Nick notes, “he stretched out his arms towards the dark water… I glanced

It is fitting that this is Nick’s first encounter with Gatsby, as so much of his life was consumed with Daisy. Nick describes the light as “minute and far away”(Fitzgerald 21), just as Gatsby’s chances of ever being with Daisy are very small and far-fetched. Despite this, Gatsby keeps reaching out to the fading light, and continues to fight to win Daisy over. This ultimately shows how deeply in love with Daisy Gatsby was, and his whole world revolved around her. After attending Gatsby’s party and getting to know him a little bit, Jordan explains to Nick Gatsby and Daisy’s pasts. Nick comments that it is a coincidence that they live so close now after all that time, but Jordan refutes him by claiming “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay”(Fitzgerald 78). In the years since their time together five years ago, Gatsby has bought a huge mansion, for the single purpose of being right across the bay from his love. He spends so much money throwing these extravagant parties in hope that maybe, just maybe, Daisy will show

Even though Gatsby was not the one who killed Myrtle, it was his car that hit her and he was planning on taking the blame for her death. When Nick encourages Gatsby to leave town until the whole situation blows over, Gatsby quickly denies the offer. NIck comments “He wouldn't consider it...He was clutching at some last hope and I couldn’t bear to shake him free”(Fitzgerald 148). Even though the killing of Myrtle would be directly traced back to Gatsby, he was willing to risk it all just to wait for her, just incase she decided to call. He loved her more than he loved anything else, more than he loved his own life. Well, that call never came, and this decision to stick around ultimately lead to his untimely death. The next day, one of the staff at Gatsby’s informed him that he was going to empty the pool, because summer was almost over. Gatsby tells him to wait, as he wants to swim in the pool at least once before fall. He invites Nick, who cannot attend. Gatsby also informs the butler that he is to be immediately alerted if the phone rings, as he is still desperately waiting for Daisy’s call. After Nick comes over and discovers Gatsby’s been shot, he notes “It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson’s body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was