Many believe Gatsby was only in love with the idea of Daisy, not Daisy herself. However, the circumstances are actually the opposite. Gatsby and Daisy are truly in love with each other, but Daisy is also in love with the idea Tom. Daisy is also in love with the idea that Tom can provide her with what Gatsby could not; a place in society. From this point, Gatsby’s whole life was dedicated to get Daisy to choose him over Tom. Gatsby wants Daisy, not the idea of Gatsby. Gatsby proves his love is genuine for Daisy over the course waiting five years for her, working hard to provide Daisy with a lavish lifestyle, throwing extravagant parties to grab her attention, and taking the blame for Myrtle’s murder. For the past five years,
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His parties were the most grand and elaborate in New York, and he became known because of them. However, Gatsby did not care about his place in society as much as he cared about Daisy. " 'I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night, ' went on Jordan" (79). It would make sense if Gatsby threw a couple parties to show off to a girl he wanted to impress. Yet, this is not the case. Since Daisy and Gatsby still have not had an encounter at his parties he was waiting for, he tried and tried again. Gatsby’s perseverance showed that he was not in love with the idea of her, but that he was in love with her. “He hadn 't once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes” (91). Gatsby lived for the purpose of Daisy’s approval. While everyone around him was so caught up with their reputation in society, Gatsby was caught up with his reputation to Daisy. He wanted her to think the best of him. A simple idea of Daisy would only entertain Gatsby for so long. Real love, as Gatsby proves, is going through whatever extreme for the slightest chance of being with the one he …show more content…
Daisy is his motivation in life, whether she chooses to be with him or Tom. Daisy is his light, whether or not she chooses Tom over Gatsby. She was in love with Gatsby, but she was in love with the idea of Tom. Gatsby proved he was worthy of Daisy by working hard just to be able to live near her, throwing her enchanting parties, and taking the blame for her mistakes. Real love is standing by that person, even if they did not stand by you. There is nothing Gatsby could have done more, and they are not together because of Daisy’s choice. In the end, Gatsby’s sincere love was not enough for
His parties were the most grand and elaborate in New York, and he became known because of them. However, Gatsby did not care about his place in society as much as he cared about Daisy. " 'I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night, ' went on Jordan" (79). It would make sense if Gatsby threw a couple parties to show off to a girl he wanted to impress. Yet, this is not the case. Since Daisy and Gatsby still have not had an encounter at his parties he was waiting for, he tried and tried again. Gatsby’s perseverance showed that he was not in love with the idea of her, but that he was in love with her. “He hadn 't once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes” (91). Gatsby lived for the purpose of Daisy’s approval. While everyone around him was so caught up with their reputation in society, Gatsby was caught up with his reputation to Daisy. He wanted her to think the best of him. A simple idea of Daisy would only entertain Gatsby for so long. Real love, as Gatsby proves, is going through whatever extreme for the slightest chance of being with the one he …show more content…
Daisy is his motivation in life, whether she chooses to be with him or Tom. Daisy is his light, whether or not she chooses Tom over Gatsby. She was in love with Gatsby, but she was in love with the idea of Tom. Gatsby proved he was worthy of Daisy by working hard just to be able to live near her, throwing her enchanting parties, and taking the blame for her mistakes. Real love is standing by that person, even if they did not stand by you. There is nothing Gatsby could have done more, and they are not together because of Daisy’s choice. In the end, Gatsby’s sincere love was not enough for