The Great Gatsby Final Essay
Power is defined by the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events. F. Scott Fitzgerald should have titled this book The Great Gatsby and the Balance of Power. Throughout the novel the reader sees many characters go through the struggle of power whether it is there own or what they are facing because of someone elses power. In the novel the character Daisy is a recurring focus and its seems all her problems go around the idea and abuse of power. Power can be gained through lust, wealth/status and pure intimidation, all of which the characters in Gatsy use these different forms of power along with being the victims of these acts of power.
Five years pass and Daisy has moved on, Daisy has started a “life”, Daisy has the wealth, the status, the marriage, the child, and what has Gatsby done? He has lost touch with reality due to the lust that this hopeful green light has given to him. He finds a house so he can keep watch of her, he makes tons of money so she will notice him and has these lavish parties but for what? He wants the love that Daisy and him used to have. From the outside one might see Gatsby as having everything, including power but the one thing holding him back from having this powerful force is his desire for Daisy. This lust is the power that Daisy has over Gatsby. “He wouldn‘t consider it. He couldn‘t possibly leave Daisy until he knew what she …show more content…
He focuses on this idea through every character and in every way possible. Using power to manipulate and to build one 's self worth is a concept very clearly depicted in The Great Gatsby. Using lust, status/money, and intimidation where the base of all the power struggles within the book. Whether the characters were the perpetrator or the victim of power it seem to be a massive theme that had long lasting effects on each and everyone of the
Power is defined by the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events. F. Scott Fitzgerald should have titled this book The Great Gatsby and the Balance of Power. Throughout the novel the reader sees many characters go through the struggle of power whether it is there own or what they are facing because of someone elses power. In the novel the character Daisy is a recurring focus and its seems all her problems go around the idea and abuse of power. Power can be gained through lust, wealth/status and pure intimidation, all of which the characters in Gatsy use these different forms of power along with being the victims of these acts of power.
Five years pass and Daisy has moved on, Daisy has started a “life”, Daisy has the wealth, the status, the marriage, the child, and what has Gatsby done? He has lost touch with reality due to the lust that this hopeful green light has given to him. He finds a house so he can keep watch of her, he makes tons of money so she will notice him and has these lavish parties but for what? He wants the love that Daisy and him used to have. From the outside one might see Gatsby as having everything, including power but the one thing holding him back from having this powerful force is his desire for Daisy. This lust is the power that Daisy has over Gatsby. “He wouldn‘t consider it. He couldn‘t possibly leave Daisy until he knew what she …show more content…
He focuses on this idea through every character and in every way possible. Using power to manipulate and to build one 's self worth is a concept very clearly depicted in The Great Gatsby. Using lust, status/money, and intimidation where the base of all the power struggles within the book. Whether the characters were the perpetrator or the victim of power it seem to be a massive theme that had long lasting effects on each and everyone of the