Thesis Statement For The Great Gatsby

The book, “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a great book that captures multiple aspects of the young rich life of Jay Gatsby and his love for a girl that got away, Daisy Buchanan. This brings us to the thesis statement that Gatsby will do almost anything he can to get back with Daisy, who he lost before, such as move very close to her, throw huge parties, have someone else invite her to his house, and even argue with her husband.
In the beginning of the book, Nick gets an invitation not long after he moved into his new house from Gatsby, His neighbor, to go to one of his huge parties that no one is invited to, they just go anyway.”I believe that on the first night i went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few Guests who had actually

‘But it wasn’t a coincidence at all.’ ‘Why not?’ ‘Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay(78).” Gatsby’s reason to buy that house was to keep Daisy close in case they found a back to each other even though she was already married to Tom. Then on page 92 of chapter five, the author helps the case that buying that house across the bay from Daisy was on purpose.”If it wasn’t four the mist we could see your home across the bay,’ said Gatsby. ‘You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock.(92)” This shows that Gatsby has been keeping track on where Daisy is and now she knows. Going back to chapter one, Fitgerald adds Gatsby reaching out to a green light, which is Daisy, all alone as Nick watches, “But i didn’t call to him, for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone--he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious was, and, far as t from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily i glanced seaward--and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far way, that might have been the end of a dock.(20)” This quote explains that Gatsby is definitely reaching out to Daisy, the green light, and possibly has the mindset that he can get her again