Gatsby reveals himself as a static character throughout the story as he uses his surroundings for his own gain to reach the only goal that he has, which is to get back with Daisy. So all of the things Gatsby does is for Daisy and his intentions of getting back with her but it all fails when Daisy decides to stay with Tom and this fantasy of Gatsby’s goes away well after his death. Therefore in F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, symbolism, details of speech, and details of action characterize Jay Gatsby as delusional. Throughout the story there is a constant reminder through symbolism that characterizes Jay Gatsby as a fool in love. This delusion that Gatsby believes that he belongs with Daisy begins with the green light. When Nick is
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For starters, Gatsby buys his house across the bay where Daisy lives just to be close to her. When Nick is talking to Jordan, she says, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would just be across the bay” (79). Gatsby moves across from Daisy in hope of Daisy to notice him. This hope is shown in chapter 1 when Gatsby reaches across the bay with his hand towards the green light. Once more his delusion is shown when Gatsby has to hide his affair with Daisy. One day Nick notices that Gatsby’s house is empty, so while taking on the phone with Gatsby, Nick asks him why he had fired all of his servants and Gatsby replies, “I want somebody who wouldn 't gossip. Daisy comes over quite often-in the afternoons” (114). This demonstrates that in order keep the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy on the down low, Gatsby had to sacrifice his workers in order to keep the affair private; that indicates how much Gatsby loves Daisy and how far he is willing to go to make the relationship work. Gatsby isn 't done covering for Daisy, he takes the blame for Myrtle’s death and saying that he was the one that killed her, when in reality was the one who killed her After hearing about this catastrophe, Nick confronts Gatsby about this and asks him what had happened. Gatsby tells him that there was a car accident and that it was Daisy who was driving, but says “of course I’ll say I was” (144). Gatsby’s decision to take the blame for Daisy demonstrates the deep love he feels for Daisy by showing that he is willing to do anything for her. From going as far as buying a house so he can be close to her, to taking the blame for Myrtle’s death, this shows what Gatsby is capable of doing which sets him to be a delusional fool that is in
For starters, Gatsby buys his house across the bay where Daisy lives just to be close to her. When Nick is talking to Jordan, she says, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would just be across the bay” (79). Gatsby moves across from Daisy in hope of Daisy to notice him. This hope is shown in chapter 1 when Gatsby reaches across the bay with his hand towards the green light. Once more his delusion is shown when Gatsby has to hide his affair with Daisy. One day Nick notices that Gatsby’s house is empty, so while taking on the phone with Gatsby, Nick asks him why he had fired all of his servants and Gatsby replies, “I want somebody who wouldn 't gossip. Daisy comes over quite often-in the afternoons” (114). This demonstrates that in order keep the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy on the down low, Gatsby had to sacrifice his workers in order to keep the affair private; that indicates how much Gatsby loves Daisy and how far he is willing to go to make the relationship work. Gatsby isn 't done covering for Daisy, he takes the blame for Myrtle’s death and saying that he was the one that killed her, when in reality was the one who killed her After hearing about this catastrophe, Nick confronts Gatsby about this and asks him what had happened. Gatsby tells him that there was a car accident and that it was Daisy who was driving, but says “of course I’ll say I was” (144). Gatsby’s decision to take the blame for Daisy demonstrates the deep love he feels for Daisy by showing that he is willing to do anything for her. From going as far as buying a house so he can be close to her, to taking the blame for Myrtle’s death, this shows what Gatsby is capable of doing which sets him to be a delusional fool that is in