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To What Extent Did Gatsby Love Daisy

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Julia Dann
Mrs. Cain
American Literature
8 May 2023
Prompt 14: Did Gatsby Love Daisy Gatsby did not love the Daisy introduced in the book. I do not believe that Gatsby loved Daisy the readers were introduced to. Gatsby loved the Daisy he knew five years ago, before he went to war. Gatsby is now in love with the love that he and Daisy had, in other words, he’s in love with the past, which leads to an obsession. In order to understand Gatsby’s love associated with Daisy, we have to understand how Daisy changed. When Gatsby left for the war he left Daisy behind. He left their relationship behind. With it, Daisy promised to wait for him, but instead she married Tom. Because we know Daisy grew up wealthy, we can infer that she married Tom for that reason. The day of her wedding when he received a letter from Gatsby she had cried, however she still chose Tom. Daisy felt comfort in the money Tom had. She knows that Tom can provide the lifestyle she’s accustomed to and so she marries him and leaves her romance with Gatsby behind. In …show more content…

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