The Great Gatsby Power Analysis

Power comes in many shapes and forms, for some it is achieving societal recognition over others or by owning commodities, sometimes portrayed as love. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby is faced with the search for power, which is represented by Daisy Buchanan, a young lover of Gatsby’s. He faces a journey to reconnect with his unreachable love that was forbidden from him due to his poor economic background. Gatsby changes his way of life and strives to achieve upper class recognition by becoming extremely wealthy, through bootlegging alcohol, and throwing legendary parties to catch Daisy’s attention, her married neighbor. All of the commodities he bought granted him power over society, but the commodity he could not achieve, Daisy, was not in his reach. Gatsby desperately obtains the power that was expected of him, but Gatsby’s motives were not sufficient to convince Daisy to exit her secure and formed life.

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Myrtle’s husband, George, was deeply saddened. He was later told by Tom Buchanan that Gatsby was the driver. George, in rage, seeked out revenge and murdered Gatsby. Gatsby’s death reflects the lack of meaning and importance of commodities. Gatsby obtained his power through the purchase of extravagant commodities and popularity, but even though thousands attended his parties, no one attended his funeral. Nick Carraway, Gatsby’s only friend was the only person who was present and concluded that the green light was an imaginary desire that would have never been achieved. Illustrated by the “boats against the current” he deemed Gatsby’s purpose and goal as meaningless and impossible from the beginning. Daisy’s love could not be fully his after she got married to Tom. In the end, Gatsby was never able to grasp an object that lacked