Problematic Love
The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is seen as one of the greatest novels with the style of the 1920s. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway who tells the story of his time in New York. During his time in New York, Nick sees the corruptions of the wealthy. He helps with the corruption of Jay Gatsby who wants to be with Nick’s cousin, Daisy Buchanan. Throughout the novel, the characters has secrets that are only known by God, himself. The Great Gatsby shows many romantic relationships where the love is either tainted or not present as shown with the couples of Gatsby and Daisy, Tom Buchanan and Daisy, Tom and Myrtle Wilson, and George Wilson and Myrtle.
As seen in the novel, the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy …show more content…
Gatsby’s love for Daisy has clouded his judgment and made his love for her become an obsession. Millet states, “...we see Gatsby reaching out for it, almost, in a way, worshipping it,” (Millet 2). This shows that what Gatsby is reaching for has caused him to only think about it. It is shown later that what he was reaching for was the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock which represents Daisy herself. When a person worships a person it becomes obsession because a human being does not need to be worshiped. Gatsby’s obsession is truly shown when he told Nick, “‘Can’t repeat the past?’ he cried incredulously. ‘Why of course you can!’” (Fitzgerald 110). When Gatsby said this it shows that he wants the Daisy of five years ago. He wants to relive the past. He wants to erase what happened the five years when they were not together. This is an impossible dream and it shows that his obsession with Daisy has clouded his common knowledge. Daisy also helps with the creation of their toxic relationship. Daisy is a married woman. She is however not married to Gatsby but to Tom. Daisy seeing Gatsby behind Tom’s back violates a major rule in any relationship. If she cheats on Tom when they are married with a …show more content…
Tom got a woman that had a backbone who he could have his fun with while Myrtle got a man with money. Myrtle’s love for Tom’s money clouds her judgment between what is love and what is not. This is shown when she gets hit by Tom and then later when she is arguing with her husband she tells him to hit her. She believes that is how a man shows his love to a woman. She was physically abused by Tom but chooses to stay with him. She hold Tom up with higher regards than her own husband because Tom has money and she liked money. Tom saw Myrtle as a fun time, but he was not going to be in a committed relationship with her because she was a poor woman from the valley. He even told a lie about how he could not get a divorce from Daisy. Tom was seen to be hurt when he finds out that Myrtle was died. This shows that he did have a sort of connection with her. It could be because he did have feels for her or that he lost his mistress. This relationship had both parties getting what they wanted, but they actually did not
The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is seen as one of the greatest novels with the style of the 1920s. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway who tells the story of his time in New York. During his time in New York, Nick sees the corruptions of the wealthy. He helps with the corruption of Jay Gatsby who wants to be with Nick’s cousin, Daisy Buchanan. Throughout the novel, the characters has secrets that are only known by God, himself. The Great Gatsby shows many romantic relationships where the love is either tainted or not present as shown with the couples of Gatsby and Daisy, Tom Buchanan and Daisy, Tom and Myrtle Wilson, and George Wilson and Myrtle.
As seen in the novel, the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy …show more content…
Gatsby’s love for Daisy has clouded his judgment and made his love for her become an obsession. Millet states, “...we see Gatsby reaching out for it, almost, in a way, worshipping it,” (Millet 2). This shows that what Gatsby is reaching for has caused him to only think about it. It is shown later that what he was reaching for was the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock which represents Daisy herself. When a person worships a person it becomes obsession because a human being does not need to be worshiped. Gatsby’s obsession is truly shown when he told Nick, “‘Can’t repeat the past?’ he cried incredulously. ‘Why of course you can!’” (Fitzgerald 110). When Gatsby said this it shows that he wants the Daisy of five years ago. He wants to relive the past. He wants to erase what happened the five years when they were not together. This is an impossible dream and it shows that his obsession with Daisy has clouded his common knowledge. Daisy also helps with the creation of their toxic relationship. Daisy is a married woman. She is however not married to Gatsby but to Tom. Daisy seeing Gatsby behind Tom’s back violates a major rule in any relationship. If she cheats on Tom when they are married with a …show more content…
Tom got a woman that had a backbone who he could have his fun with while Myrtle got a man with money. Myrtle’s love for Tom’s money clouds her judgment between what is love and what is not. This is shown when she gets hit by Tom and then later when she is arguing with her husband she tells him to hit her. She believes that is how a man shows his love to a woman. She was physically abused by Tom but chooses to stay with him. She hold Tom up with higher regards than her own husband because Tom has money and she liked money. Tom saw Myrtle as a fun time, but he was not going to be in a committed relationship with her because she was a poor woman from the valley. He even told a lie about how he could not get a divorce from Daisy. Tom was seen to be hurt when he finds out that Myrtle was died. This shows that he did have a sort of connection with her. It could be because he did have feels for her or that he lost his mistress. This relationship had both parties getting what they wanted, but they actually did not