“The Great Gatsby” is about a young man who spends his life climbing the ladder of society, while loving a woman who loves money. The two main personality types in this novel are either shallow, or selfless. Some characters go after money and luxury, while others spend their own money to provide comfort and lavish. Even though the personalities heavily contrast each other, everyone is foolish. Even Daisy says, “...that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool” (Fitzgerald 17). There are so many wonders in life that are better than money and acceptance from others, but many in this story do not realize that. The characters of “The Great Gatsby” orbit around money, and the benefits that come with it; yet they
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For example, Daisy fell in love with Jay Gatsby while he did not have much money, and after he was sent to war, she found a wealthy man. After she met Tom Buchanan, a filter was placed over her eyes, and all she saw was jewelry, clothes, and a huge mansion. To Daisy, whether she knows it or not, she is not in love with Tom, but in love with everything that comes with him. He has blue blood running through his veins, and is purple with American royalty; therefore Daisy’s life is pure gold. It can be seen in this story that Gatsby knows what Daisy is into, especially from this quote, “Her voice is full of money,’ he said suddenly. ‘That was it. I’d never understood before. It was full of money–that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals’ song of it” (Fitzgerald 120). Although Gatsby knows this, he still chases after her, because he believes that in the depths of Daisy’s soul, she still loves him. Unfortunately for Gatsby, she will never reciprocate the love he has for her, simply because he comes from nothing. "The whole idea of Gatsby," Fitzgerald observed, "is the unfairness of a poor young man not being able to marry a girl with money…’ (Burt). Gatsby’s dream to love Daisy is not attainable just because of his roots, which shows the shallowness of Daisy …show more content…
He is in love with the illusion of her and everything she embodies. He loves the “younger” her and how they used to be, but that’s not how relationships work. People and times change, but Gatsby is stuck in his own fantasy. Nick tells Gatsby, "You can't repeat the past," Gatsby replies with, "Why of course you can" (Fitzgerald 110). This shows that Jay is a firm believer that he can make everything “right” again. He is so drawn to her and that green light on her dock, that he has created this world where the two of them are together. The light symbolizes the illusion of her and it takes him back to when they were in love. “The green light at the end of Daisy's dock and the spell it casts over Gatsby as he tries to force the world into his version of the American Dream endures as an iconic symbol of both optimism and failure” (Green). Jay is so optimistic that he cannot see any flaws in his plan to win her back. With all of his wealth and luxury, he is not accustomed to
For example, Daisy fell in love with Jay Gatsby while he did not have much money, and after he was sent to war, she found a wealthy man. After she met Tom Buchanan, a filter was placed over her eyes, and all she saw was jewelry, clothes, and a huge mansion. To Daisy, whether she knows it or not, she is not in love with Tom, but in love with everything that comes with him. He has blue blood running through his veins, and is purple with American royalty; therefore Daisy’s life is pure gold. It can be seen in this story that Gatsby knows what Daisy is into, especially from this quote, “Her voice is full of money,’ he said suddenly. ‘That was it. I’d never understood before. It was full of money–that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals’ song of it” (Fitzgerald 120). Although Gatsby knows this, he still chases after her, because he believes that in the depths of Daisy’s soul, she still loves him. Unfortunately for Gatsby, she will never reciprocate the love he has for her, simply because he comes from nothing. "The whole idea of Gatsby," Fitzgerald observed, "is the unfairness of a poor young man not being able to marry a girl with money…’ (Burt). Gatsby’s dream to love Daisy is not attainable just because of his roots, which shows the shallowness of Daisy …show more content…
He is in love with the illusion of her and everything she embodies. He loves the “younger” her and how they used to be, but that’s not how relationships work. People and times change, but Gatsby is stuck in his own fantasy. Nick tells Gatsby, "You can't repeat the past," Gatsby replies with, "Why of course you can" (Fitzgerald 110). This shows that Jay is a firm believer that he can make everything “right” again. He is so drawn to her and that green light on her dock, that he has created this world where the two of them are together. The light symbolizes the illusion of her and it takes him back to when they were in love. “The green light at the end of Daisy's dock and the spell it casts over Gatsby as he tries to force the world into his version of the American Dream endures as an iconic symbol of both optimism and failure” (Green). Jay is so optimistic that he cannot see any flaws in his plan to win her back. With all of his wealth and luxury, he is not accustomed to