The Theme Of Being In Love In The Great Gatsby

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If asked many people would agree that the book Great Gatsby is an amazing piece of American Literature. There might be numerous reasons for this but one very prominent reason is the style of writing especially how Fitzgerald focuses on certain subjects and also the many times he leaves questions to answer by the reader 's own imagination. One particular concept F. Scott Fitzgerald constantly toys within the Great Gatsby is the concept that many times people aren 't truly in love but really in love with the idea of being in love and as such they are essentially living a lie.

Fitzgerald portrays this very strongly with the relations between Gatsby and Daisy. This relationship between them is a great example of two people who while …show more content…

Gatsby is the main culprit of this with he making this statement towards the middle of the book “‘Can’t repeat the past?’he cried incredulously.’Why of course you can’” (Fitzgerald 110).When Gatsby says this it showcases how rather than trying to start a new chapter with Daisy he is only trying to regain the illusion of love he had for her in the past. This idea is further supported by the narration on page 95 when the narrator is speaking upon the reuniting of Gatsby and Daisy and he states “but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion”(Fitzgerald). A very clear statement of the fact that the woman that Gatsby is in love with is a Daisy he himself has created in his mind, as he does not want to lose his love for her. As a result the Daisy, Gatsby is in love with can be seen as …show more content…

However, you can infer due to the events that were talked about, that this was prior to them learning their true selfs and Tom’s illusion being broken.So, as a result, that would mean he would dote on Daisy further engrossing her in an illusion as Daisy is in love with being loved. While they are the only couple that has no obstructions to true love, it will never happen as they both seem to no longer love each other as fierce as they did before the illusions were destroyed. The way it is portrayed how seems to be trying to lead you to feel as though this is Fitzgerald showcasing the idea that a relationship with no spark will never work. Although the love seems to not be there, Tom seems to hold Daisy in higher esteem than his mistresses.This is seen when he scolds Myrtle in this expert “Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand”(Fitzgerald 35) when she berates him using Daisy’s name. The way they are portrayed is a cynical view of married life that

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