Gatsby was the main focus in the story. It Was about HIM and how HIS feelings about Daisy. He loved her more than anything And it basically shows how much he risked for her and how much her opinion Mattered to him. He specifically planned everything out, and made it seem like it Was simply fate for them to be together. He had this vision of his life and he saw Daisy in it, and he did what he could to insure that she would be a part of his future, as well as his past. In The Great Gatsby, there are a lot of symbolisms and themes that revolve around the American dream. An example is wealth. In the Great Gatsby, it proves that wealth is not needed to have class, and vice versa. Poverty, on the other hand, restricts decision and action. George Wilson, for example, is unable to go West with Myrtle “because he doesn’t have enough money.. Gatsby has a big dream and lives an extraordinary lifestyle. However, his persona is 100 percent his. He grew up poor and he didn’t exactly like that. So, he changed his name to get away from his past. The main reason he tried to hard to advance is because of a girl named Daisy. He fell in love with her and he wanted to marry her. But he couldn’t because he was poor. Daisy was rich, you see. And rich girls didn’t marry poor boys. That’s where his dreams come in. Because he was born into a poor life, his dream was that one day, he could become rich. And when he does achieve it, that reflects the “American Dream”. But his dream was also his downfall. His obsession with the past is what kills him. He wanted the relationship he had with Daisy in the past. He couldn’t face the fact that that was YEARS ago and things have changed since then. He was so blinded that he didn’t s... ... middle of paper ... ... the green light represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for the future. Gatsby associates it with Daisy. Because Gatsby’s quest for Daisy is associated with the American dream, the green light also symbolizes that idea. Nick compares the green light to how America, rising out of the ocean, must have looked to early settlers of the new nation. Another example is The Valley of Ashes. It represents the moral and social decay that resulted from the pursuit of wealth. The rich basically care about nothing except their own pleasure. In conclusion, I also see greed as a theme for The Great Gatsby. Many of the characters become jealous of those who have more and want it for themselves. The American dream is declining because it isn’t enough anymore. People are always wanting more. more than that. They prefer a mansion to a house, money over family etc…
family and all the good things he could give to her. It broke her heart when they had to
...Daisy kept the secret for that long and Daisy gets in the middle of a fight between Gatsby and Tom. That leads to death, sorrow, and unhappiness. Gatsby and Daisy kept this huge secret, which eventually blew up and created this huge terrible outcome.
While she was the object of every man?s desire, Daisy was madly in love with Jay Gatsby. Daisy tried to escape to New York to see Gatsby off to war but was prevented by her parents because Jay did not meet their standards. They disapproved of him because he did not have as much money or come from a family in the same social class as their own.
married Tom. Daisy had always been rich and thought that in order to get Daisy
...wife’ so he can fulfil this. This means the love he possesses for Daisy is purely superficial but is used to justify the obsession with his true desire, with status and money.
To explain the basis behind their relationship; Gatsby first met daisy at a party at her house that her parents were hosting for young army men in hopes that their daughter would find that could be a suitable husband. Soon after they became so close and fell madly in love. Daisy came from old money and gatsby had no money at all which made their relationship come to a halt when Gatsby asked to marry Daisy. With a breaking heart Daisy had to turn him down because she couldn’t marry someone that couldn’t provide what she needed...fabulous wealth. Many years past as Gatsby went to war, came back to war, and got a job helping Dan Cody on his voyages. After Gatsby7 was denied the money that Dan Cody wanted to inherit to him he got into the business of bootlegging which made him filthy rich. Everything he did over the course of the years was for Daisy so he could finally get to be with her. Sadly Gatsby later found out that Daisy had gotten married to a man named Tom Buchanan leaving Gatsby torn that Daisy did not wait for him to get rich. All gatsby had now was hope and a love so strong for Daisy that it made his heart ache. Tom narrates, “But his heart was in a constant, turbulent riot. The most grotesque and fantastic
that her husband was having an affair with another women but Daisy did not do
naive belief is that money and social standing are all that matter in his quest
Daisy even be cause? she loved him so why would she try to be involved in this
much felt the same way or he thought Daisy really liked him so he didn't want to
whether he was really in love with Rosaline, or did he just want to be
For five years, Gatsby was denied the one thing that he desired more than anything in the world: Daisy. While she was willing to wait for him until after the war, he did not want to return to her a poor man who would, in his eyes, be unworthy of her love. Gatsby did not want to force Daisy to choose between the comfortable lifestyle she was used to and his love. Before he would return to her, he was determined to make something of himself so that Daisy would not lose the affluence that she was accustomed to possessing. His desire for Daisy made Gatsby willing to do whatever was necessary to earn the money that would in turn lead to Daisy’s love, even if it meant participating in actions...
Daisy, Gatsby’s lover, is the cause of his ultimate emasculation and death. Daisy indirectly diminishes Gatsby’s efficiency for self-sufficiency and success. On the other hand, Linda plays a significant and beneficial role in Willy’s life. The two contrasting social classes reflect the ambitions of the women.
to prove to Daisy that he is worthy of her. When Daisy shatters his dreams by choosing
knew he wanted more and worked hard to improve his life. Daisy grew tired of