What is love? Is loving someone to the point of being obsessed makes you blind? Can you love someone too much to the point where you would go beyond your limits? How are you sure that your love for that one person is being reciprocated back to you? In ¨The Great Gatsby¨, by F.Scott Fitzgerald is a tragic love story of lost hope. Fitzgerald explains how the main character, Gatsby, a young officer who came from nothing, falls in love with a young, rich girl named Daisy. Throughout their love story, we find out why two people who were in love with each other could never be together in the end. Fitzgerald reveals many significant symbols such as Gatsby pink suit and yellow car, the green light, and Myrtle's death to show the reader the hidden messages.
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In novel, Toms says, “He gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone—he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward—and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock.” (152) The quote indicates that Gatsby is constantly reaching for the green light because he is longing for her. We learn that Gatsby’s wealth did not come from legal doings and that they are two very different individuals from two different social class. It also shows that the American dream was about discovery and the search of happiness, like Gatsby’s dream of getting Daisy back into his life, but in reality his dream is ruined by money and materialism. This clearly shows that Gatsby's effort in continuing to reach for the green light slowly starts to fade. Gatsby was very optimistic about the idea of getting Daisy back with his fancy shirts, big mansion, expensive cars, etc. It was true that Gatsby took a risk shot knowing that he could be rejected and/or be put in a vulnerable spot.
Gatsby’s obsession over Daisy blinded him to seeing her true personality. Daisy is portrayed as materialistic, shallow, and selfish. Gatsby only focused on what Daisy was like in the past, gentle and naive. Daisy did abandoned him for a richer man who suited her needs. Gatsby's tragic mistake was believing the past can be fixed. It clearly shows that Daisy stayed with Tom because it was easier. It was easier in a way that she got to keep her social status as “old
In novel, Toms says, “He gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone—he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward—and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock.” (152) The quote indicates that Gatsby is constantly reaching for the green light because he is longing for her. We learn that Gatsby’s wealth did not come from legal doings and that they are two very different individuals from two different social class. It also shows that the American dream was about discovery and the search of happiness, like Gatsby’s dream of getting Daisy back into his life, but in reality his dream is ruined by money and materialism. This clearly shows that Gatsby's effort in continuing to reach for the green light slowly starts to fade. Gatsby was very optimistic about the idea of getting Daisy back with his fancy shirts, big mansion, expensive cars, etc. It was true that Gatsby took a risk shot knowing that he could be rejected and/or be put in a vulnerable spot.
Gatsby’s obsession over Daisy blinded him to seeing her true personality. Daisy is portrayed as materialistic, shallow, and selfish. Gatsby only focused on what Daisy was like in the past, gentle and naive. Daisy did abandoned him for a richer man who suited her needs. Gatsby's tragic mistake was believing the past can be fixed. It clearly shows that Daisy stayed with Tom because it was easier. It was easier in a way that she got to keep her social status as “old