The Great Gatsby Research Paper

True love is considered to be a mutual emotion that ties two people together, rather than having one person trying to force emotions on someone else. In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the main character James Gats, mostly known as Jay Gastby, is still emotionally attached to his past lover, Daisy Buchanan. Fitzgerald showcases Gatsby's love for Daisy to be a grand illusion that Gastby has created in order to satisfy his past desire for true love. Gatsby's obsession and ambitious persona as well as his impulsive actions lead him to believe their relationship is an act of true love. Throughout the novel Gatsby is trying to get Daisy back in his life, showing his lack of self control for a now married woman. At one of Gatsby's

Here is where he reveals the reason for living in West Egg (the poorer side) rather than in East Egg (the wealthier side) despite being very well off. On page sixty three Jordan mentions, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay.” This helps the reader understand that Gatsby knew where Daisy lived with her husband (Tom Buchanan) and daughter, hoping one day she would see this great mansion just across her bay. This shows that Gastby intentionally throws extravagant parties to lure Daisy in. Page sixty three mentions “I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night,’ went on Jordan.” Proving that Gatsby's sole purpose of hosting these parties was so Daisy would wander in and admire this great mansion. He hoped she would realize that Gatsby is the owner of this home and would want to get back with Gatsby to live a good life. Gastby's obsessive nature is something that he seems to find no problem

This brings up the question of did he do it out of love or obsession? Well keeping pictures and memories of Daisy, a now married woman, shows a weird obsession with Gatsby wanting to get back with Daisy. Page seventy six of the same chapter states, “There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams--not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion." This quote explains that even after being with Daisy, Gatsby still doesn't feel that the ideal image he has created of Daisy has not been fulfilled. He was so lost in his obsession with being with her that he went on to create this perfect image of a passionate woman. Some may argue that throughout the novel Gatsby’s genuine true love can be shown through Fitzgerald's flowery language he uses to describe Gatsby's and Daisy's relationship. However, this is not the case; Fitzgerald uses Nick to emphasize the idea that Gatsby just can't let go of his past. On page 87 it states, “ Nick: "He talked a lot about the past, and I gathered that he wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving