People handle the two matters of love and desire interchangeably however, there is a significant difference between them. In the 1925 novel of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald describes Jay Gatsby’s pursuance of Daisy Fay and the immorality of her husband, Tom Buchanan. The distinction between love and desire is that love carries along a sense of care, worry, and responsibility as desire is an expression of opportunity and privilege. A person with economic stability and longevity is having to live a life without worrying about making enough money to survive, to find shelter, and pay for food. These people live a grand luxurious lifestyle. The author portrays the main characters’ pursuit of economic stability and longevity through his play
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Nick remarks that Daisy has an indiscreet voice and that “It’s full of -.” Nick gets cut off and Gatsby immediately follows to finish the sentence: “Her voice is full of money,” he said suddenly… High in a white palace the king’s daughter, the golden girl (120).” There are two interpretations: “Her voice is full of money” as in anyone can tell she is rich and has a well upbringing, or her voice sounds precious and beautiful. Her money and demands control men and their doings; she is in an authoritative position. Nick, Gatsby, and the audience have different views of what “Her voice is full of money” stands for. As a reader, the quote means that Daisy is seen as an object that is idolized by Gatsby because she embodies everything he desires: wealth, class, privilege, and authority. These three imagery phrases depict Daisy 's value to Gatsby. Here, it is implied that she is only seen as an item that will grant Gatsby’s aspiration to become successful. He has always wanted Daisy, but not for herself, but for everything he will inherit from thereon forth. “White palace,” “king’s daughter,” and “golden girl,” also displays how Daisy is viewed as a lifeless piece of art, more importantly tableaux vivant, further proving she is only seen as a figure of money, not as a living person. In a second incident, Gatsby refuses to leave Daisy after the car accident involving Myrtle’s death: “She was the first ‘nice’ girl he had ever known… he had never been in such a beautiful house before. But what gave it an air of breathless intensity was that Daisy lived there… It excited him, too, that many men had already loved Daisy - it increased her value in his eyes (148-9).” Again here, there is an ambiguous meaning to the word in quotations, “nice.” The quotations serve as a purpose to play with the audience’ mind and manifest multiple interpretations.
Nick remarks that Daisy has an indiscreet voice and that “It’s full of -.” Nick gets cut off and Gatsby immediately follows to finish the sentence: “Her voice is full of money,” he said suddenly… High in a white palace the king’s daughter, the golden girl (120).” There are two interpretations: “Her voice is full of money” as in anyone can tell she is rich and has a well upbringing, or her voice sounds precious and beautiful. Her money and demands control men and their doings; she is in an authoritative position. Nick, Gatsby, and the audience have different views of what “Her voice is full of money” stands for. As a reader, the quote means that Daisy is seen as an object that is idolized by Gatsby because she embodies everything he desires: wealth, class, privilege, and authority. These three imagery phrases depict Daisy 's value to Gatsby. Here, it is implied that she is only seen as an item that will grant Gatsby’s aspiration to become successful. He has always wanted Daisy, but not for herself, but for everything he will inherit from thereon forth. “White palace,” “king’s daughter,” and “golden girl,” also displays how Daisy is viewed as a lifeless piece of art, more importantly tableaux vivant, further proving she is only seen as a figure of money, not as a living person. In a second incident, Gatsby refuses to leave Daisy after the car accident involving Myrtle’s death: “She was the first ‘nice’ girl he had ever known… he had never been in such a beautiful house before. But what gave it an air of breathless intensity was that Daisy lived there… It excited him, too, that many men had already loved Daisy - it increased her value in his eyes (148-9).” Again here, there is an ambiguous meaning to the word in quotations, “nice.” The quotations serve as a purpose to play with the audience’ mind and manifest multiple interpretations.