How helpless we are, like netted birds, when we are caught by our desire! Belva Plain explains that people tend to get themselves trapped by not knowing what it is they want. The characters in The Great Gatsby are proof of Belva Plain’s words. In the story, Gatsby and Daisy seem to be trapped by a number obstacles. Through the character’s actions, Fitzgerald illustrates his agreement that a person is helpless when caught by their desires.
Since Daisy wants both wealth and love, she gets herself stuck making multiple decisions.There are plenty scenarios when Daisy doesn't know what she wants. For example, when Gatsby was showing Daisy all of his shirts, she cries, “It makes me sad because i've never seen such - such beautiful shirts before”(Fitzgerald 92). The shirts actually represent Gatsby and his wealth. This shows how Daisy …show more content…
His hope is what kept him going, and what drove him to never give up on Daisy. When Nick was telling Jordan what a coincidence it was that Gatsby’s house was right across from Daisy’s, but Jordan replies, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay”(Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby was literally stuck in west egg, throwing parties just hoping Daisy might one day wander into one of them. He wanted to be as close to Daisy as he could be. Nick was trying to persuade Gatsby to leave town, but he thinks to himself, “He wouldn’t consider it. He couldn’t possibly leave Daisy until he knew what she was going to do”(Fitzgerald 148). He wouldn’t leave without Daisy even though it was very risky to stay in New York because someone was ran over by his car. Also, at Gatsby's funeral, Nick thought to himself, “He felt married to her. That was all”(Fitzgerald 149). Gatsby was too obsessed with Daisy to move on. He wouldn’t go see other women and spent 5 years, gaining his wealth and trying to get Daisy back. What Gatsby wanted is what kept him from moving forward with his
Since Daisy wants both wealth and love, she gets herself stuck making multiple decisions.There are plenty scenarios when Daisy doesn't know what she wants. For example, when Gatsby was showing Daisy all of his shirts, she cries, “It makes me sad because i've never seen such - such beautiful shirts before”(Fitzgerald 92). The shirts actually represent Gatsby and his wealth. This shows how Daisy …show more content…
His hope is what kept him going, and what drove him to never give up on Daisy. When Nick was telling Jordan what a coincidence it was that Gatsby’s house was right across from Daisy’s, but Jordan replies, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay”(Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby was literally stuck in west egg, throwing parties just hoping Daisy might one day wander into one of them. He wanted to be as close to Daisy as he could be. Nick was trying to persuade Gatsby to leave town, but he thinks to himself, “He wouldn’t consider it. He couldn’t possibly leave Daisy until he knew what she was going to do”(Fitzgerald 148). He wouldn’t leave without Daisy even though it was very risky to stay in New York because someone was ran over by his car. Also, at Gatsby's funeral, Nick thought to himself, “He felt married to her. That was all”(Fitzgerald 149). Gatsby was too obsessed with Daisy to move on. He wouldn’t go see other women and spent 5 years, gaining his wealth and trying to get Daisy back. What Gatsby wanted is what kept him from moving forward with his