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The Great Gatsby And Daisy Relationship Essay

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Sarah Butcher Mrs. Kilpatrick English 11 CP Feb 15, 2023 Analyze Gatsby's relationship with Daisy. Relationships are complicated. Whether they are with friends, family, or a significant other they are very complicated. But the relationship I feel is most tricky is romantic relationships. People love to analyze others' romantic relationships. When a person reads The Great Gatsby, one relationship that stands out is that of Gatsby and Daisy. When analyzing Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship, the reader will see that it is one sided, selfless, and obsessive. The first factor the reader notices is that their relationship is one sided. Jay Gatz cares so much about Daisy and she barely has shown any empathy for him, or his feelings for her. He has spent his whole life trying to make himself better so that she would love him and want to be with him. In chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby, Daisy says "Oh, you want too much! I love you now—isn't that enough? I can't help what's past. I did love him once—but I loved you too." …show more content…

He spent his life getting rich, doing good deeds, and getting promoted, just to win Daisy's heart. 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 just to please her. In The Great Gatsby, Jordan Baker stated, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay.” (Fitzgerald Ch. 4 par. 76). Yes love has been said to make people do crazy things but this is not a normal love story. The definition of obsession according to the Oxford Dictionary they state it is “an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind.” Obviously for 5 almost 6 years straight there was not a single day Gatsby went without thinking of daisy. Daisy preoccupied his mind and in the end he could not even win her over, but without a doubt he died

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