In two houses in different parts of New York, two men face the exact same situation. They see someone they love slowly slip away from them and try to grasp on as hard as they can. The Great Gatsby is set in New York in the Twenties. Everyone is encompassed by wealth, good fortune, wild parties and all that one could imagine. Jay Gatsby is the top man for these parties, who has hopes to gain the attention of his illusive Daisy Buchanan. Daisy’s husband, Tom, is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson, who lives in the Valley of Ashes with her devoted husband, George. Bystanders to these affairs are Jordan Baker and Nick Carraway, who is Daisy’s Cousin. Essentially, Tom Buchanan and George Wilson at the core are the same person despite the circumstances
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Both men know that to secure the affection of their spouse something drastic had to be done. When Tom, Jordan, and Nick roll up to Wilson’s garage, the man is physically green. He wished to leave soon, for he “ just wised up to something funny the last two days… [and] that’s why [he] wants to get away” (130), to ensure his wife’s love. He is willing to take her away from the temptation and distractions of New York and another man. He would lose everything for her, she is all he wants in life and as long as he had her love he did not need anything else. For Tom, leaving was the best option. The over privileged couple “had gone away early [in the] afternoon, and taken baggage with them” (172). In the face of troubles and tribulations, they flee. The lives they could have lived in East Egg was now tarnished at the cowardly and manipulative tactics of Tom. To keep Daisy, they had to leave. Before he left though, Tom informed George that the owner of the car was Gatsby. In his defense, he believed that “the fellow had it coming to him” (187). He removed the temptation that was stealing Daisy’s affections so he would be the only man in her life. Just like Myrtle was taken from him. It became a new slate for the two of them, so they could start anew and attempt to stay true to one another. But the lengths taken to secure her love was life altering, as well as life ending. But like the saying goes, love makes one do crazy
Both men know that to secure the affection of their spouse something drastic had to be done. When Tom, Jordan, and Nick roll up to Wilson’s garage, the man is physically green. He wished to leave soon, for he “ just wised up to something funny the last two days… [and] that’s why [he] wants to get away” (130), to ensure his wife’s love. He is willing to take her away from the temptation and distractions of New York and another man. He would lose everything for her, she is all he wants in life and as long as he had her love he did not need anything else. For Tom, leaving was the best option. The over privileged couple “had gone away early [in the] afternoon, and taken baggage with them” (172). In the face of troubles and tribulations, they flee. The lives they could have lived in East Egg was now tarnished at the cowardly and manipulative tactics of Tom. To keep Daisy, they had to leave. Before he left though, Tom informed George that the owner of the car was Gatsby. In his defense, he believed that “the fellow had it coming to him” (187). He removed the temptation that was stealing Daisy’s affections so he would be the only man in her life. Just like Myrtle was taken from him. It became a new slate for the two of them, so they could start anew and attempt to stay true to one another. But the lengths taken to secure her love was life altering, as well as life ending. But like the saying goes, love makes one do crazy