The Great Gatsby “If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about (Gatsby),” (Fitzgerald, 2). Set in the 1920s, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the love story of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Told from the point of view of Tom Carraway, Daisy’s cousin, the story is about the summer he moved in next to Mr. Gatsby. Tom became enchanted by the weekly parties that lit up the house next door, only to find out it was all because Gatsby wanted to win Daisy back. It shows their struggles and the circumstances that kept them apart. Throughout Daisy and Gatsby’s battle of love, Fitzgerald uses important literary symbols which make The Great Gatsby the beautiful classic that it is. Although
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Gatsby’s house. When Nick moved in next to Gatsby, he was surprised to see the enormous parties his neighbor hosted. People from all over made their way over to Gatsby’s parties and none of it made sense until he discussed the situation with Jordan, Daisy’s friend, and she told him why Gatsby had bought his house. “It wasn’t a coincidence at all… Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay.” (Fitzgerald, 78). The massive house that seemed to have no meaning to Nick actually symbolizes Gatsby’s love for Daisy. He bought the house in hopes that she would stumble into one of his parties and find out that it was he who lived across the bay. It is said that people do stupid things for love, and Gatsby is a prime example. He invested his entire life into getting Daisy back after coming from the war and proving that he still loved her. This quote shows that he would have done anything for her. He came up with lies that kept him interesting to the people around him, hiding the past he didn’t want discovered. He ran towards Daisy but that led to his demise. At the end of the book Nick says, “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness… and let other people clean up the mess they made….” (Fitzgerald, 179). Daisy could be compared as a siren for Gatsby. He fought hard to get to her across the bay, but she ended up leading him to his death and coming out
Gatsby’s house. When Nick moved in next to Gatsby, he was surprised to see the enormous parties his neighbor hosted. People from all over made their way over to Gatsby’s parties and none of it made sense until he discussed the situation with Jordan, Daisy’s friend, and she told him why Gatsby had bought his house. “It wasn’t a coincidence at all… Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay.” (Fitzgerald, 78). The massive house that seemed to have no meaning to Nick actually symbolizes Gatsby’s love for Daisy. He bought the house in hopes that she would stumble into one of his parties and find out that it was he who lived across the bay. It is said that people do stupid things for love, and Gatsby is a prime example. He invested his entire life into getting Daisy back after coming from the war and proving that he still loved her. This quote shows that he would have done anything for her. He came up with lies that kept him interesting to the people around him, hiding the past he didn’t want discovered. He ran towards Daisy but that led to his demise. At the end of the book Nick says, “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness… and let other people clean up the mess they made….” (Fitzgerald, 179). Daisy could be compared as a siren for Gatsby. He fought hard to get to her across the bay, but she ended up leading him to his death and coming out