Some people love something or someone so much that they are willing to do whatever it takes to obtain or keep that special thing or person? In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the main character Jay Gatsby is willing to sacrifice his life in order to obtain the love of his life, Daisy Buchanan. Characters in this book play a major role in the events that occur in the writing. In fact, some character’s actions affect other character’s lives forever.
In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is in love with Daisy. Jay Gatsby, first known as “James Gatz” (103) comes from the Midwest and he did not start as wealthy, he was born into a poor family, his parents were farmers but he felt he did not belong as he was deeply ambitious and determined to be successful. In the other hand, Daisy Buchanan, born as Daisy Fay, is from a wealthy family in Louisville, according to Gatsby “her voice is full of money” (127) and she is a manipulative, selfish, and confused woman who only cares for her own well
In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the main idea is based around 2 past lovers. One is known as Daisy Buchanan and she has somewhat moved on with her life. The other is known as Jay Gatsby and he is still stuck in a world where he believes he and Daisy will soon be together and live the American dream full of money and riches. Some readers believe the love Gatsby had for Daisy was just an obsession hidden by what he really wanted.
In the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, what Jay Gatsby feels for Daisy Buchanan is obsession. Gatsby revolves and rearranges his entire life in order to gain her affections. Gatsby’s obsession with Daisy resulted in him buying a mansion across the lake from her, throwing huge parties, and spending years of his life trying to become rich. Gatsby bought mansion intentionally across the lake from Daisy just to be closer to her.
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald portrays love, obsession, and objectification through the characters Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Some might say their love was true and Gatsby’s feelings for her was pure affection, while others say that he objectifies and is obsessed with her. Perhaps Gatsby confuses lust and obsession with love, and throughout the novel, he is determined to win his old love back. At the end of the novel, Gatsby is met with an untimely death and never got to be with Daisy. The reader is left to determined if Gatsby’s and Daisy’s love was pure and real, or just wasn’t meant to be.
In the story, "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character of Jay Gatsby is shown as a mysterious and wealthy person who throws parties in the hopes of winning back his lost love, Daisy Buchanan. Despite his flaws and downfall, Gatsby portrays a character whose greatness shines through despite the challenges he may face. This is shown through his determined plans, actions, achievements, and even his mistakes. Moreover, Gatsby's ambition is shown in his plans to win back Daisy. For example, he buys a mansion in West Egg, directly across from Daisy's home, showing his determination to be near her.
The desire for love impairs the moral judgment of the individuals, especially Gatsby in the novel. As much as the readers of 1984 wish to cast Gatsby as a great man for his love for Daisy, his attachment to Daisy is actually nothing more than an illusion as he cannot distinguish his feeling as desire or love. True love is a deep attachment to someone in an unconditional and a sacrificial manner where one is selfless to put the other before oneself and is understanding of the other’s flaws. Yet, Gatsby possesses none of the characteristics. Although Gatsby knows that Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan, he hosts dazzling parties and even “[buys] the [mansion] so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (Fitzgerald, 78).
True love is very hard to come across. People constantly create an illusion of love, mistaking financial support and a lavish life as the only components for love. The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald is often mistaken as a great love story, the main love story followed of Daisy and Gatsby ending in death, never a story of more woe. Although critics may argue that Gatsby is genuinely in love with Daisy, in actuality he is more intrigued by her social status and sees her merely as property. Though it can be argued that Gatsby’s obsession with Daisy stems from his love for her, it arises from his obsession of the social status and wealth that comes with her.
In life, love is arguably the most valuable asset one can have; you will always have a friend, companion, lover, and consultant. It is something envied among those lacking it, who strive for even a small part of that feeling. Unfortunately, love can make a person do things that they would not normally do, and the desperation for love can lead to many impulsive and unintelligent decisions made in an attempt to win over a love interest. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, titular character and friend to Nick Carraway, finds himself madly in love with his former lover Daisy. Unfortunately for him, she is now married to a man named Tom, and his desperate attempts to win her back leads to problematic situations and, ultimately, his death.
In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald portrays the themes of love, lust and obsession, through the character of Jay Gatsby, who confuses lust and obsession with love. The character of Jay Gatsby was a wealthy business man, who the author developed as arrogant and tasteless. Gatsby 's love interest, Daisy Buchanan, was a subdued socialite who was married to the dim witted Tom Buchanan. She is the perfect example of how women of her level of society were supposed to act in her day. The circumstances surrounding Gatsby and Daisy 's relationship kept them eternally apart.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a tragic love triangle about Jay Gatsby, who is having an affair with Daisy, although she is a married woman. Daisy’s husband Tom comes from money, nevertheless Jay Gatsby is also rich, but he works for his money. Therefore, if Gatsby goes bank robbed, he won’t have family to fall back on, unlike Tom. In spite the fact that Gatsby is rich and shower Daisy with things she loves, she could never genuinely be in love with him. Tom gives Daisy more of a foundation of a certain lifestyle than Gatsby, however, Tom doesn’t give Daisy the attention she wants, henceforth she looks for it in Gatsby and has him believing that she genuinely loves him.
Same can be said about Gatsby’s obsessive nature and his attraction to Daisy. The lopsided affair shows that Gatsby’s one true connection to Daisy was the ambition for a better wealthier life. As he values Daisy’s wealth and her ambition for a wealthier lifestyle. Gatsby places Daisy on a pedestal and very clearly is chasing a past that has moved on. Neither of the major relationships I have touched upon -- much rather any of the relationships in the book show any real example of love.
Love is an intense feeling of deep affection. In the Great Gatsby, true love seems as if it is a prevalent theme. As readers take a closer look, however, we are able to uncover that all this love, these characters long for, is unrealistic and a fantasy. Throughout the book F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the relationships of Daisy, Tom, Jay, and the rest of the characters to help readers understand the significance behind what others refer to as true love. Fitzgerald sets his story in the 1920s, an era of excessive entertainment, prosperity, and greed.
The Great Gatsby and Sonnets from the Portuguese both explore the theme of love and express the effect the power of love can have upon people. Throughout The Great Gatsby, the power of love is explored through the character of Jay Gatsby, as he does everything in his power to win the love of Daisy. As a wealthy man, Gatsby believes the only way to win Daisy’s love is to buy it for her. Therefore, Gatsby buys his large mansion across from Daisy and throws extravagant parties, all in the hope that Daisy will come across him one day. The concept of Gatsby’s love for Daisy is explored through the quote by Nick Carraway, the narrator: "It was a strange coincidence," I said.
In the book The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald portrays and image of love versus infatuation. The relationships between the characters shows the struggle of an emotional connection in a world driven by societal pressures and money. Gatsby’s and Daisy’s relationship with each other is intertwined with each other’s love and lust, and is complicated with their other relationships, such as Daisy’s and Tom’s marriage. Gatsby is the “fool” in love throughout this whole endeavor and his week with Daisy, because of his constant search for love to fill the void in his life that no amount of success can. Gatsby’s complete infatuation with Daisy started out with them meeting five years back, and surfaced into a love affair.
