The Unquestionable Relationship of Love and Destruction

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Could there be a link between love and destruction that might relate them to each other? The Great Gatsby, wrote by F. Scott Fitzgerald, significantly shows this direct link. Incapable of forgetting Daisy’s love, Jay Gatsby looms over events of the past and attempts to revive the vanished love of this now married woman. Although Gatsby acquires wealth, status, and all the things Daisy wishes to possess, she is now married, which ultimately leads to Gatsby’s lonely, discontented, and unfortunate fate. Love and destruction are powerful things that, in detrimental cases, are unquestionably related with one another. For example, two main characters in The Great Gatsby, Nick and Jordan, are engaged in a relationship, but then they grow apart and the love they once shared ends in despair. When Nick first meets Jordan, he finds her to be an emotionless character because she sits on the couch, acting as if she is balancing a coin upon her chin, and doesn’t show the slightest bit of acknowledgement towards him. Later on, however, they fall in love, but when Nick finds out about her dishonesty, he begins to become disgusted by her. Jordan calls Nick on the phone and he abruptly puts an end to their relationship. Later on, Nick talks to Jordan to conclude the entire situation, but Jordan states that she could careless about Nick now. Jordan’s attitude towards Nick is similar to that of the attitude she had fist introduced. She seemed to be a cold woman then and a cold woman now. This love ended in a damaging way as Nick walks away from her. “Angry, and half in love with her, and tremendously sorry, I turned away.” (Fitzgerald, 177). This quote shows the destruction that, because of love, was inflicted after the end of their rel... ... middle of paper ... ...ne morning – So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”(180). Therefore, the realization of the link between love and destruction has been revealed, but how could hope, just like Gatsby had, lead to destruction? The hope of achieving the future fades away as the weight of the currents push unceasingly against the goals desired to attain. This leads to the fate of our hopes, which, because of the past, end in despair. The destruction caused by love is fierce and there is an unmistakable connection that is shared between the two. Destruction and love have an unquestionable relationship, one that is intense, one that occurs in instances such as an affair, lust, or obsession, one that inevitably leads to, for most, an unfortunate fate. Works Cited Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York, NY: Scribner, 1925. Print.

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