In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Nick Carraway, the main character, tells the story of his encounters and lifestyle during the roaring 20’s. Set in Long Island New York, newcomer Nick Carraway settles down next to the mysterious Jay Gatsby; a rarely seen millionaire known for his extravagant parties. Gatsby soon uses Nicks connections to Daisy to attempt to rekindle his past relationship with her, despite the fact she is married to Tom, a wealthy man having an affair. Fitzgerald uses the conflict between Tom and Gatsby to portray an image to the reader of old money vs. new money. He uses their lifestyles to show the split between the two wealthy classes. Gatsby and Tom are both consumed and changed by the money in their
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He comes from a wealthy family, and has always had money to lean back on. The two have so much comfort in money’s abilities that they never worry about hurting others. “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made” (187). Tom and Daisy are known for their reputation throughout the book of bringing tragedy into the lives of others, repeatedly making mistakes without fixing them, and in the end disappearing into the night together. The two have become so numb to the pain they cause one another neither will fight for something that will make them happier. "And what's more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time" (138). This quote shows that even though Tom loses himself, cheats on Daisy, and makes mistakes, she is always there to come back too, because they’re held together by this false idea of love. This “connection” is what stops Daisy from ever truly allowing herself to be happy with Gatsby, which plays into his …show more content…
Always believing that she would wait around like he did, he failed to see he was living in an illusion. “He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night”(189). During the time Gatsby was building his rag to riches story, Daisy moved on and settled for someone else. When they finally reunited she gave Gatsby this false hope of finally being together, to only end up taking it all back. Even when she realizes that Gatsby doesn’t give her the same security that Tom does, Gatsby never gives up hope that she will come back again. “At two o’clock Gatsby put on his bathing suit and left word with the butler that if any one phoned word was to be brought to him at the pool”(168). Truly believing everything he did wasn’t for nothing he lived out his last moments in hope that his dream in life would come true. Gatsby’s downfall began the moment he concluded that in order to have Daisy he must be labeled rich. His desire for wealth changed the person Daisy learned to love, and in the end stole away the time he had with
He comes from a wealthy family, and has always had money to lean back on. The two have so much comfort in money’s abilities that they never worry about hurting others. “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made” (187). Tom and Daisy are known for their reputation throughout the book of bringing tragedy into the lives of others, repeatedly making mistakes without fixing them, and in the end disappearing into the night together. The two have become so numb to the pain they cause one another neither will fight for something that will make them happier. "And what's more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time" (138). This quote shows that even though Tom loses himself, cheats on Daisy, and makes mistakes, she is always there to come back too, because they’re held together by this false idea of love. This “connection” is what stops Daisy from ever truly allowing herself to be happy with Gatsby, which plays into his …show more content…
Always believing that she would wait around like he did, he failed to see he was living in an illusion. “He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night”(189). During the time Gatsby was building his rag to riches story, Daisy moved on and settled for someone else. When they finally reunited she gave Gatsby this false hope of finally being together, to only end up taking it all back. Even when she realizes that Gatsby doesn’t give her the same security that Tom does, Gatsby never gives up hope that she will come back again. “At two o’clock Gatsby put on his bathing suit and left word with the butler that if any one phoned word was to be brought to him at the pool”(168). Truly believing everything he did wasn’t for nothing he lived out his last moments in hope that his dream in life would come true. Gatsby’s downfall began the moment he concluded that in order to have Daisy he must be labeled rich. His desire for wealth changed the person Daisy learned to love, and in the end stole away the time he had with