Love And Obsession In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby is a classic American novel written in 1925 by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In this novel the protagonist, Jay Gatsby, is trying to pursue a married woman by the name of Daisy Buchanan. Throughout the novel, we see time and time again all that Gatsby does to get her back. It seems loving and sweet but, at some point, a line must be drawn between love and obsession. Taking into account the extravagant parties he throws for her, all of his other desperate attempts to see her, and the sole fact that he hasn't let go of her after five long years, it's evident that Gatsby's feelings for her are obsessive. In the Great Gatsby if one lived in New York and had lots of money, there is no doubt where they would be spending every weekend night: Gatsby’s mansion. Jay Gatsby loved to throw massive, over-the-top parties every weekend, and anybody who was anyone would be there. With all of the work put into these parties, Gatsby had to have more motivation than simply just wanting to party. In chapter four, Nick and Jordan are talking and he brings up Gatsby's love for Daisy and the convenient positioning of Gatsby's house. Jordan tells him, “But it wasn’t a coincidence at all.... Gatsby bought that house so …show more content…
All that he's done for her is quite obsessive but, what shows his true obsession over her, is the sole fact that after all these years, he's still trying to get her back. For five years his love, his loyalty, his dedication, has been hers, and he hasn't even seen her. There is no interaction between them what so ever and he just keeps trying, everyday. Gatsby has been incessantly determined to get her back. In chapter six he confesses this to Nick, “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can! I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before. She’ll see.” (Pg. 110) he says. It takes true, deep obsession to hold on to someone so desperately for so