The Great Gatsby Research Paper

Love is the feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection. In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are many romantic relationships between characters that often do not have a fairytale ending, some only for the looks. The Great Gatsby is narrated by Nick Caraway, who seems to be the middleman in all of the upset and misfortune throughout the novel. Gatsby is a neighbor of Nick who lives in a lavish mansion known for his extravagant parties, in which everyone enjoys attending. It seemed that everyone knew who the house belonged to, but not who the owner was personally. Daisy Buchanan, wife to Tom Buchanan, has past relations with Gatsby that turned into five years of no contact. Before Gatsby earned his wealth, he

In chapter four, Jordan tells Nick that it is no coincidence that Gatsby bought a house across the bay from Daisy (Fitzgerald 78). This shows that their relationship was never based on a romantic connection but an ego builder to live a wealthy life. Through the entire five years that Daisy and Gatsby had not spoken, every achievement that he set out to achieve, was done for the sake of winning over Daisy. Daisy had completely forgotten about Gatsby over the years, she lived a happy life with Tom, had a beautiful daughter and still never confessed how she truly felt for Gatsby until she toured his house. You could say that Gatsby made “sacrifices” or “accommodations” to his life to make it better and to what Daisy says she wants. Daisy had no problem after choosing Tom over Gatsby and starting the life that she had pictured without having the doubt or consideration of how Gatsby was after she left

Tom’s got some woman in New York. The affair was not just a one night stand, it was a hidden relationship that bloomed way before Gatsby and Daisy rekindled their past. Gatsby came from a low income family living in the Midwest. He became extremely wealthy after taking an interest in Bootlegging because he wanted to prove that he could be successful and change his social status, despite his rough upbringing. Daisy was attracted to wealth more than the personalities and traits of Gatsby and Tom when she had to choose who could give her what she wanted at the time. It could be agreeable to say that both Daisy and Tom, Gatsby and Daisy loved each other, but it wasn’t for the right reasons, it was for their own benefit. There were a lot of situations where the characters showed great amounts of determination to better themselves, which overpowered the love they did not have for each other and the personal gain they achieved. To love someone in life is a beautiful thing filled with happiness, memories, laughs and a relief to have someone by your side who is there for you. In The Great Gatsby, love was far lost between Gatsby and Daisy, as well as Tom and