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Daisy's Idealism In The Great Gatsby

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The tragic flaw that causes the hero’s fall is also a custom to the story of the tragic hero, this is known traditionally as a harmantia. Eddie Carbone’s harmantia lies in his denial to accept his incestuous attraction for his niece Catherine. Due to a suppression of his unnatural desire, Carbone now feels that he is justifiable in his struggle against Rodolpho. It may even be possible that Eddie has managed to convince himself that his objections to his niece’s marriage is purely innocent and is just out of worry, however “it becomes clear to everyone but Eddie that his own motives have more to do with lust than with law and order” (Charles McNulty). If Eddie was able to acknowledge unreasonable desires it is possible that he could have …show more content…

Gatsby's idealism also blinds him to how Daisy really acts and what her personality is like shown in the colour and name imagery of the novel. Throughout the novel white is used as imagery for pure and innocent, while yellow represents corruption. A daisy has white petals and a yellow center, this imagery form Fitzgerald shows how Gatsby perceives Daisy. All he sees is a beautiful, loving woman who loves him back and he cannot see past his own idealistic view of the perfect Daisy to the corrupt, shallow, money-loving Daisy. Another example of Gatsby's overwhelming idealism is his own self perception. Gatsby thinks as long as he surrounds himself with riches and the wealthy, that people will accept him and he can erase Gatz, the poor farm boy. This shows his idealism because no matter what a person does, their past will always exist. Later in the novel when Nick is reflecting on Gatsby's idea of Daisy he notes, "He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: 'I never loved you.'" This idea is not a realistic expectation because Daisy is already married and has a child to take care of; also her religion prevents her from getting a divorce and marrying him. All these are factors block Gatsby from obtaining his ideal dream, but he seems to be blind to

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In reality, previous accomplishments creates more opportunities and advantages for the achiever, shortens the path to a greater aspiration, to be exact, they do not enable the achiever to reach higher goal completely. Gatsby’s wealth increases his chance in “accidentally” meeting Daisy again, “he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night” (Fitzgerald 79). That “Gatsby bought the house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (Fitzgerald 78) suggests that he uses his previous accomplishment as the main stimulator in their relationship, the house across Daisy so she can easily sees it, the parties for a day she might wander into, all of them planned out for a “chance meeting” between them. Gatsby knows he cannot invite

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She is routinely linked with the color white (a white dress, white flowers, white car, and so on),. Daisy Buchanan is the story’s adored sweetheart in The Great Gatsby. Daisy’s name could be mistaken as an appropriate one with her innoncent and pure flowers but at her center lays the yellow of her moral corruption. While she seems like a perfect lady, there are some hidden problems. Daisy is the one that everyone man desires and every girl wants to be.

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“When you have expectation, you are setting yourself up for disappointment.” - Ryan Reynolds. This quote is perfect for Jay Gatsby. Gatsby’s expectation was too high which cause Daisy not to meet it. “Social expectation is an internalized social norm for individuals and organizations, thus for society as a whole, about what people should do” (Hasegawa).

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Introduction The Great Gatsby is written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald who is the most famous chronicler of America in 1920s, an era that he dubbed “the Jazz Age.” The book reveals the disillusion of American dream through the love story between Gatsby and Daisy. In this book, what Gatsby cared about was only Daisy, and even he died for Daisy. It seems that Gatsby loves Daisy very much.

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In the novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays women in an extremely negative light. The idea Fitzgerald gives off is that women are only good for their looks and their bodies and that they should just be a sex symbol rather than actually use their heads. He treats women like objects and the male characters in the novel use women, abuse women, and throw them aside. I believe that Daisy, Jordan and Myrtle are prime examples of women in The Great Gatsby being treated poorly.

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In his novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald explores the reality of the American Dream. Throughout the novel, he uses Daisy to represent the American Dream. In chapter eight, after Daisy crashes the car, “she vanish[es] into her rich house… leaving Gatsby nothing” (149). Daisy is depicted as soulless; she is willing to let Gatsby take the fall for her faults. In order to remain the American Dream, Daisy must appear blameless to society; therefore, the common man must always take responsibility for her mistakes.

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Gatsby’s desire to rekindle with Daisy makes him not care about the price of anything. Gatsby’s endless desire to be with the girl of his dreams possess him to do everything under the sun to get Daisy back. Nick goes out to eat lunch with Jordan and Jordan is telling Nick about what Gatsby told her at the party the other night “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay" (Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby bought the biggest and fanciest house because it showed how much money he had and it was directly across the bay from Daisy, so he could be in proximity of her. Jordan is explaining to Nick that Gatsby loves Daisy and that is what he needed to talk to her about the other night at the party when he told Jordan that he needed to

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Symbolism of colour Through the use, and emphasis of certain colours, Fitzgerald evokes emotion to underline themes such as corruption and represents the characteristics of personalities and attributes of his characters. The constant use of white surrounds the description of the character Daisy Buchanan, as shown in the quote “They were both in white, and their dresses were rippling and fluttering”. Daisy is the main focus of the novel, the character perceived as the goal of Gatsby’s desires, the most perplexing and perhaps the most disappointing character present. Daisy is often portrayed as pure and innocent, a woman perfect enough, and worthy to be Gatsby’s love interest and the object of his affection. Daisy is depicted from the start with an

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In the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, what Jay Gatsby feels for Daisy Buchanan is obsession. Gatsby revolves and rearranges his entire life in order to gain her affections. Gatsby’s obsession with Daisy resulted in him buying a mansion across the lake from her, throwing huge parties, and spending years of his life trying to become rich. Gatsby bought mansion intentionally across the lake from Daisy just to be closer to her.

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