The Great Gatsby is a story of luxury, mystery, adultery, and disappointment. A common misconception is the belief that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a great, extravagant love story with a happy ending because that is inaccurate. Daisy and Jay did not have a healthy relationship; it was a relationship that tried to repeat the past instead of trying to create a new future. Gatsby wanted a future with Daisy, but he wanted the future that he set up five years ago. His constant desire for a perfect relationship with Daisy and for a life where only they mattered proved to only create a long winding road of disappointment. Although it is not explicitly stated, the story proves that great expectations often lead to great disappointments,
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For five years, Gatsby had held onto the feeling of being married to Daisy, even though she had gotten married and had a child with another man. Despite Daisy’s current life state, Gatsby was still longing to be with her because even if it was an adulterous relationship, it was still a relationship. However, it seems as if Gatsby was expecting Daisy to throw away her life with Tom -- home, social standing, and child -- to start a new life with Gatsby. His infatuation with Daisy seemed to blind him from the reality of the situation -- an unrequited love. In the hotel scene, Jay said, “Just tell him [Tom] the truth--that you never loved him--and it’s all wiped out forever” (132). She could not admit that Jay was her one true love, and it seems as if Gatsby didn’t realize their relationship ended with Daisy’s inability to deny her love for …show more content…
That’s all he wanted, and he tried everything to win her over, but she couldn’t give him what he wanted or, as it seems, needed. For five years, Gatsby tried to catch Daisy’s attention through his parties, but it never worked. However, once Daisy finally saw Gatsby again, it seemed as if she was in utter awe with what Gatsby obtained in the last five years. She loved his house and his car and, most of all, his shirts. Her interest in materialistic items often raised the question: Is Daisy in love with Gatsby, or is she in love with what he has and what he does for her? It seems like it is just a selfish relationship. Daisy let Gatsby take the blame for Myrtle’s death, and she never said thank you. That says a lot about Daisy’s character, and so does her sudden disappearance without saying “Goodbye” to Jay and her absence at his
For five years, Gatsby had held onto the feeling of being married to Daisy, even though she had gotten married and had a child with another man. Despite Daisy’s current life state, Gatsby was still longing to be with her because even if it was an adulterous relationship, it was still a relationship. However, it seems as if Gatsby was expecting Daisy to throw away her life with Tom -- home, social standing, and child -- to start a new life with Gatsby. His infatuation with Daisy seemed to blind him from the reality of the situation -- an unrequited love. In the hotel scene, Jay said, “Just tell him [Tom] the truth--that you never loved him--and it’s all wiped out forever” (132). She could not admit that Jay was her one true love, and it seems as if Gatsby didn’t realize their relationship ended with Daisy’s inability to deny her love for …show more content…
That’s all he wanted, and he tried everything to win her over, but she couldn’t give him what he wanted or, as it seems, needed. For five years, Gatsby tried to catch Daisy’s attention through his parties, but it never worked. However, once Daisy finally saw Gatsby again, it seemed as if she was in utter awe with what Gatsby obtained in the last five years. She loved his house and his car and, most of all, his shirts. Her interest in materialistic items often raised the question: Is Daisy in love with Gatsby, or is she in love with what he has and what he does for her? It seems like it is just a selfish relationship. Daisy let Gatsby take the blame for Myrtle’s death, and she never said thank you. That says a lot about Daisy’s character, and so does her sudden disappearance without saying “Goodbye” to Jay and her absence at his