True love. Does it cease to exist, or is it our imagination that blinds us in believing so? Throughout The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby is drawn to one thing and one thing only, Daisy Buchanan. Every breath, every action taken is for her. Gatsby is struck senseless by the aspect of the past. There were many signs that hinted that he and Daisy were not meant to be. There differences through their understanding of the past, social upbrings, and their personality separates them apart. Gatsby pursued what most would say was the impossible, regardless of the signs that were in front of him, Gatsby tried to gain Daisy back which lead to his death. Throughout The Great Gatsby it is evident that Gatsby should have never pursued Daisy.
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It was as if he was in love with the aspect of love and not Daisy herself. This is apparent through Gatsby’s imagination of Daisy. Gatsby seemed to be drawn to his dream that he was neglectful of the signs in front of him. “There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams -- not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion" (101). Gatsby had built a figure of Daisy in his head, that never existed. Nor was Daisy willing to take part in his imagination. The closer Gatsby was towards his dream to conquer the past, the closer he was towards death. As time passed, Gatsby started to feel unease. Things were slowly coming down on him, regardless of, Gatsby was unwilling to expect the hints in front of him, and continued on his road chasing nothing. ¨He must have felt that he had lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream¨ (153). Later on does Gatsby learn that he was chasing a dead dream. Nevertheless, his inability to move past Daisy, leads him astray. Gatsby was unable to comprehend the signs in front of him, leading him closer towards
It was as if he was in love with the aspect of love and not Daisy herself. This is apparent through Gatsby’s imagination of Daisy. Gatsby seemed to be drawn to his dream that he was neglectful of the signs in front of him. “There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams -- not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion" (101). Gatsby had built a figure of Daisy in his head, that never existed. Nor was Daisy willing to take part in his imagination. The closer Gatsby was towards his dream to conquer the past, the closer he was towards death. As time passed, Gatsby started to feel unease. Things were slowly coming down on him, regardless of, Gatsby was unwilling to expect the hints in front of him, and continued on his road chasing nothing. ¨He must have felt that he had lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream¨ (153). Later on does Gatsby learn that he was chasing a dead dream. Nevertheless, his inability to move past Daisy, leads him astray. Gatsby was unable to comprehend the signs in front of him, leading him closer towards