During the 1920’s, people are frowned upon if they have less than others. Having money, a big house, expensive car, nice clothes, and a happy family symbolize the American Dream. The novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald expresses many themes. However the most significant one relates to the corruption of the American dream. Money can buy everything except true love. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby envisions of having the American Dream with a wedded woman and tries to attract her with his wealth. All the characters deceive each other, leading to tragic endings.
In the novel The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is in love with Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby is hoping to pick up where him and Daisy left off at five years ago. Gatsby moved into his current home just to be close to Daisy. The narrator Nick Carraway states, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby was in love with a lady that every other man has his eyes on. Nick states, “He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths so that he could come over some afternoon to a strangers garden” (Fitzgerald 78). He only loves Daisy and nothing more, and he earned his wealth and …show more content…
Tom pulls over to see what has happened and sees that Myrtle has been killed by a hit and run. He comes to realize it was Daisy and Gatsby in the car that hit Myrtle. As Tom speaks to George Wilson, Myrtle’s husband,” Tom blames the death on Gatsby though the real driver at the time was Daisy” (Inge, M. Thomas, and Eric Solomon). Gatsby who is scared of what will happen when Daisy goes home to Tom, stands outside of Daisy’s house most of the night to make sure Tom does not hurt her. Gatsby tells Nick, “I’m just going to wait here and see if he tries to bother her about that unpleasantness this afternoon” (Fitzgerald 144). After Gatsby realizes Daisy is not in any harm’s way goes
In the novel The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is in love with Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby is hoping to pick up where him and Daisy left off at five years ago. Gatsby moved into his current home just to be close to Daisy. The narrator Nick Carraway states, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby was in love with a lady that every other man has his eyes on. Nick states, “He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths so that he could come over some afternoon to a strangers garden” (Fitzgerald 78). He only loves Daisy and nothing more, and he earned his wealth and …show more content…
Tom pulls over to see what has happened and sees that Myrtle has been killed by a hit and run. He comes to realize it was Daisy and Gatsby in the car that hit Myrtle. As Tom speaks to George Wilson, Myrtle’s husband,” Tom blames the death on Gatsby though the real driver at the time was Daisy” (Inge, M. Thomas, and Eric Solomon). Gatsby who is scared of what will happen when Daisy goes home to Tom, stands outside of Daisy’s house most of the night to make sure Tom does not hurt her. Gatsby tells Nick, “I’m just going to wait here and see if he tries to bother her about that unpleasantness this afternoon” (Fitzgerald 144). After Gatsby realizes Daisy is not in any harm’s way goes