Throughout all of time, love has caused even the greatest of heroes to act illogically and with great naivety. In Romeo and Juliet, both of the protagonists end up taking their lives because they are so in love with each other. In Frozen, the leading female agrees to marry a man that she met that day. This is also the case in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby. In his story, Jay Gatsby, the main character, is a wealthy socialite who had a previous relationship with Daisy Buchanan, an ill-advised woman who is from an affluent family. After a series of unfortunate happenings, Gatsby and Daisy break up and Daisy marries a famous polo player, despite still being in love with Gatsby. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald illustrates how Gatsby’s
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It is this barrier that Gatsby puts up that causes everyone to come up with these preconceived notions and question if he is who he says he is. The first time that Nick sees Gatsby, he describes him in an interesting way. He explains how he didn’t call for him because he seemed like he wanted to be alone and then he goes on to say, “...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” (20-21). At this point, Nick knows nothing about Gatsby so he sees this as very strange. This is his first impression of Gatsby, and the first time that Nick gets a glimpse at Gatsby’s true self. He sees him staring at the light and knows that it is important to him, but without knowing more about Gatsby, he doesn’t know just how important that light is to Gatsby. Gatsby’s appearance is more than it seems the next time that they encounter each other. The next time that Nick and Gatsby meet is at his party. Nick is wandering through the house looking for Gatsby, and eventually finds him, even though he doesn’t immediately recognize him. However, before he finds Gatsby, he checks the library where he meets an interesting man that he names Owl Eyes. Nick admires the surplus of books in the library and as he does so Owl Eyes says, “About that. As a matter of fact you needn’t bother to ascertain. I ascertained. They’re real...Absolutely real--have pages and everything. I thought they’d be a nice durable cardboard. Matter of fact, they’re absolutely real. Pages and--Here! Lemme show you!” (45). Owl Eyes is not only talking about the book, but also about Gatsby. He uses the books as a symbol for Gatsby and says how even though he may seem fake, like a made up character, he is indeed real. Nick continues to discover the realness that Owl Eyes had talked about and eventually grows very close to Gatsby. This growing bond
It is this barrier that Gatsby puts up that causes everyone to come up with these preconceived notions and question if he is who he says he is. The first time that Nick sees Gatsby, he describes him in an interesting way. He explains how he didn’t call for him because he seemed like he wanted to be alone and then he goes on to say, “...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” (20-21). At this point, Nick knows nothing about Gatsby so he sees this as very strange. This is his first impression of Gatsby, and the first time that Nick gets a glimpse at Gatsby’s true self. He sees him staring at the light and knows that it is important to him, but without knowing more about Gatsby, he doesn’t know just how important that light is to Gatsby. Gatsby’s appearance is more than it seems the next time that they encounter each other. The next time that Nick and Gatsby meet is at his party. Nick is wandering through the house looking for Gatsby, and eventually finds him, even though he doesn’t immediately recognize him. However, before he finds Gatsby, he checks the library where he meets an interesting man that he names Owl Eyes. Nick admires the surplus of books in the library and as he does so Owl Eyes says, “About that. As a matter of fact you needn’t bother to ascertain. I ascertained. They’re real...Absolutely real--have pages and everything. I thought they’d be a nice durable cardboard. Matter of fact, they’re absolutely real. Pages and--Here! Lemme show you!” (45). Owl Eyes is not only talking about the book, but also about Gatsby. He uses the books as a symbol for Gatsby and says how even though he may seem fake, like a made up character, he is indeed real. Nick continues to discover the realness that Owl Eyes had talked about and eventually grows very close to Gatsby. This growing bond