What Are Daisy's Actions In The Great Gatsby

“All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire”, is an inspirational quote by Aristotle, a philosopher, stating that everything in this world controls the human’s actions including love and desires (Aristotle). This quote relates to Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby because he conveys that characters love and desires towards others’ influences their own actions. The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about a newly rich man named, Jay Gatsby, who is in love with Daisy and hopes to be with her in the future. Gatsby buys luxurious things and throws grand parties every week thinking that it will catch Daisy’s attention. The rest of the novel follows how and what Gatsby does to be with Daisy and ignoring the reality of their situation. Throughout Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Gatsby’s love for Daisy influences …show more content…
As a result, his love leads him to his transformation to be—unlawful, blind, and vulnerable person.
Gatsby’s love for Daisy influences him to work in the illegal business. During Nick and Gatsby’s lunch meeting, they meet Meyer Wolfshiem who tells Nick about how he and Gatsby become friends. Meyer Wolfshiem, a gambler and in the illegal business, informs Nick that after the war he “made the pleasure to be his acquaintance” (76). After the war, Wolfshiem introduces Gatsby to the illegal business because he knows that Gatsby is penniless and under a lot stress. Gatsby is deeply in love with Daisy which influences his action to join Wolfshiem’s and get connections for the illegal business for their future. Also, when Nick hosts a tea party Gatsby reveals his way to earn all of his fortune. While Gatsby and Nick are waiting for Daisy, Gatsby tells him that “it took three years to earn the money… and I’ve [Gatsby] been in several things… in the drug