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The Role Of Loneliness In The Great Gatsby

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Anne Hathaway once said, “Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.” Gatsby was always willing to do so much for Daisy. He did not care what he had to do he would do it just for her. Sadly, Daisy was not able to return the same things for Gatsby because she was married to Tom. Gatsby experienced the feeling of being alone because of Daisy. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby it shows that Gatsby’s idea of love led to his loneliness ultimate demise as evidenced by Gatsby love for Daisy, when the argument happened, and Daisy’s feelings towards Tom and Gatsby. Gatsby’s love towards Daisy led to his loneliness in life. Everything that Gatsby ever did was for Daisy, but he couldn’t get what he wanted, her. "Oh, you want too much!" she cried to Gatsby. "I love you now isn't that enough? I can't help what's past.", said Daisy. She wasn’t able to give Gatsby, what he wanted in return. All she could give him was her love. She did love Tom but she also loved …show more content…

"I guess your friend Walter Chase wasn't too proud to come in on it." (7.284-85). Even though Tom had exposed him, gatsby did not care. She had told him that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw. "Self-control!" repeated Tom incredulously. "I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Well, if that's the idea you can count me out […] Nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions, and next they'll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white."(7.222-230). Tom was very angry and he was surprised. His mouth opened a little, and he looked at Gatsby, and then back at Daisy as if he had just recognized her as someone he knew a long time ago.What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon. Daisy cried and the day after that, and the next thirty

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