How does being in love affect your list of priorities? Many people throughout the world allow love to control their actions and embody their entire being, which allows them to give away both their heart and soul. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, a man’s love for a woman results in the deaths of himself and another. Fitzgerald uses the green light to reveal that love can make people wait for years in hopes of their affections being returned even if the chances are nil. The green light is significant to the protagonist, Jay Gatsby, because it symbolizes the distance between himself and his love, Daisy Buchanan, for five years.
Gatsby and Daisy’s initial relationship was based off of infatuation, but Gatsby created an idealistic image of their love as the years went by. In the middle of the novel and at the end of chapter five, …show more content…
Daisy saw their relationship as something she could use to replace the hole created by her husband’s not so hidden mistress. She is shown to be supercilious and materialistic. During one of Gatsby’s parties “[she] saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand” (Fitzgerald 107). She felt offended by the many people there–denizens of West Egg–that had gained their money through their own means. Her supercilious attitude caused her to look down upon these people that weren’t brought up in privilege–unlike her who lives in East Egg. This reveals that her relationship with Gatsby is based off of only his loyalty towards her and his attractive appearance.
Love is something that can’t be predetermined. Love can be an obsession that changes how one sees their environment. In The Great Gatsby we see that the protagonists have different ideas of love. Gatsby sees love as something that he can change to fit his standards and ideals, while Daisy sees love as something she can use as a
Gatsby and Daisy’s initial relationship was based off of infatuation, but Gatsby created an idealistic image of their love as the years went by. In the middle of the novel and at the end of chapter five, …show more content…
Daisy saw their relationship as something she could use to replace the hole created by her husband’s not so hidden mistress. She is shown to be supercilious and materialistic. During one of Gatsby’s parties “[she] saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand” (Fitzgerald 107). She felt offended by the many people there–denizens of West Egg–that had gained their money through their own means. Her supercilious attitude caused her to look down upon these people that weren’t brought up in privilege–unlike her who lives in East Egg. This reveals that her relationship with Gatsby is based off of only his loyalty towards her and his attractive appearance.
Love is something that can’t be predetermined. Love can be an obsession that changes how one sees their environment. In The Great Gatsby we see that the protagonists have different ideas of love. Gatsby sees love as something that he can change to fit his standards and ideals, while Daisy sees love as something she can use as a