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Outline For The Great Gatsby

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True love does not come from idolizing someone in your dreams but comes from the heart and desire to have an authentic and genuine relationship with that person. Throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby, the long-lasting relationship between Daisy and Jay Gatsby is not built on the foundation of love, but on the desire for wealth, status, and fulfillment of the American dream. As shown in this novel, Gatsby chases after Daisy with the intention of obtaining her love and ruining her current relationship but does not prevail and only finds himself trying to succeed in his dream. He finds that his dream is ruined and he cannot yet love again while focused on it. What Gatsby feels for Daisy is mainly obsession because of who he fantasized her to …show more content…

He gained his wealth and material things to win her over again. He brought Daisy to his home and showed off everything he had to impress her. Gatsby showed her all of his magnificent and elegant artifacts and belongings but to him, she was only just another object he longed to acquire. His desire to obtain Daisy to fulfill the American dream shows how obsessed he is with her. Additionally, Gatsby’s desire for wealth and status to fulfill the American dream is assisted by his yearning to love Daisy and be loved by her. Body Paragraph 2 From the moment Gatsby is introduced in the novel, it appears as if he is in love with Daisy and would do anything to have her back in his life which conveys his obsession. As Jordan and Nick converse back and forth about Gatsby and his past with Daisy, they mention, “‘It was a strange coincidence,’ I said. ‘But it wasn’t a coincidence at all.’ ‘Why not?’ ‘Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay’” (Fitzgerald …show more content…

He does not truly know Daisy like he thought because he never knew she would give up the man she loved for wealth. Gatsby thinks Daisy is only married to Tom because he was not around, but it is because Tom has money and Gatsby does not. Gatsby tries to get Daisy to leave Tom hoping he has a chance with her now that he is rich, but Daisy still chooses Tom. She knows that Tom can provide for her more and fulfill her materialistic needs. Gatsby does not give up on trying to convince Daisy to abandon Tom because he is so obsessed with her and cannot stand her being with someone

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The novel The Great Gatsby illustrates how focusing excessively on a particular desire can lead to a distorted, overly optimistic, idealistic perception of it, far removed from its actual reality. From the beginning Gatsby displayed this insistent need for Daisy early on in the novel, It affected nearly every aspect of his life “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay”(78). Keep in mind, when Gatsby purchased the house he and Daisy hadn't spoken in years. Gatsby still needed to be close to her, even if that

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