In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, there are many important themes, including wealth, time, and, The American Dream. But one of the most important themes in the book is love. What is the meaning of love? maybe would say it’s having some sort of affection for a person. or maybe it’s having some sort of concern for someone you’re close to? Well, in the novel, Gatsby thinks he loves Daisy, but in reality, he loves the idea of Daisy. Gatsby’s immature view of the world, his criminal activities and, Daisy’s marriage and family show that Gatsby is in love with a version of Daisy that does not exist. In the novel, Gatsby seems to have a very immature view of the world as most of the rich people who went into the war were promoted to …show more content…
Even though Daisy was already married and had a family, Gatsby was very confident that Daisy would leave Tom for him and that they could turn back time and go back to how it used to be. As Gatsby says, “[..] ‘Can’t repeat the past?’ he cried incredulously. ‘Why, of course, you can!’ [...] ‘I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before,’ he said, nodding determinedly. ‘She’ll see.’” (111). This shows how Gatsby refuses to believe the obvious and how he hopelessly and childishly tries to hold onto the memories he made with Daisy. Even though Gatsby has finally been reunited with Daisy, there is a problem and the problem is that he is a criminal. It is exposed by Tom in Chapter 7 that Gatsby is a bootlegger and is involved in the world of organized crime. This leaves everyone, including Daisy, shocked and horrified. As described by Nick “I glanced at Daisy, who was staring terrified between Gatsby and her husband (135). By thinking only about his wealth and money, Gatsby fails to realize how his criminal ways and his criminal connections can get back at him and possibly even hurt Daisy in the