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. Throughout the novel, Gatsby proves himself not to be an antagonist to Daisy or anyone else, but rather an innocent victim to his blind love and inability to accept reality. …show more content…
During their first conversations, Nick notes,
He smiled understandingly-much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life...It understood you just as far as you’d like to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey (Fitzgerald