The Great Gatsby During the 1920’s the American dream would include money, women, living beautifully, alcohol, and sex. If anyone wanted something big, they weren’t going to let anything get in their way of getting what they wanted. Gatsby was an example of wanting something so bad and doing everything in his power to get Daisy Buchanan to his house, by throwing extravagant parties purposely for her, but she never shows. Nick Caraway also wants to live the American dream by getting into the stock business but gets carried away by Jay Gatsby. The last character who wants to live by their American dream was Tom Buchanan. He lives in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife, with a lot of money, what else could he want? Tom Buchanan had the
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He loved Daisy so much and still does five years later. A lot can change in five years, Daisy ends up getting married over the time to Tom Buchanan. They both live in New York, but on completely different sides. Gatsby lives in West Egg and Daisy lives in East Egg. The East Egg would be the like the old and wise, while people on the West Egg are trying to be young and dumb and experience life. Gatsby would throw these beautiful, crazy parties, in hope of Daisy showing up. One day, Gatsby asks Nick of a favor to bring Daisy to his house for tea. Gatsby is so nervous, he acts as if he’s a teenage boy in love for the first time. Ever since they reunite, it’s like a dream to Gatsby and Daisy. The first time she goes to his house, he throws all his luxurious shirts down at Daisy to show the life she could live with Gatsby (Fitzgerald Page number). Gatsby wants Daisy to forget about the life she has with Tom and go back to him. Daisy is torn between what to do because she loves Gatsby and Tom. Gatsby has hope that she would pick him because the green light across his dock at Daisy’s house. The light to him means how Daisy’s love will always come back for him and the hope he has for her. Little does Gatsby know that you can’t repeat the past. The very last time Daisy and Gatsby were on their way home from the city, their going through the Valley of Ashes and Tom’s mistress comes running out into the middle of the street. Daisy is driving the
He loved Daisy so much and still does five years later. A lot can change in five years, Daisy ends up getting married over the time to Tom Buchanan. They both live in New York, but on completely different sides. Gatsby lives in West Egg and Daisy lives in East Egg. The East Egg would be the like the old and wise, while people on the West Egg are trying to be young and dumb and experience life. Gatsby would throw these beautiful, crazy parties, in hope of Daisy showing up. One day, Gatsby asks Nick of a favor to bring Daisy to his house for tea. Gatsby is so nervous, he acts as if he’s a teenage boy in love for the first time. Ever since they reunite, it’s like a dream to Gatsby and Daisy. The first time she goes to his house, he throws all his luxurious shirts down at Daisy to show the life she could live with Gatsby (Fitzgerald Page number). Gatsby wants Daisy to forget about the life she has with Tom and go back to him. Daisy is torn between what to do because she loves Gatsby and Tom. Gatsby has hope that she would pick him because the green light across his dock at Daisy’s house. The light to him means how Daisy’s love will always come back for him and the hope he has for her. Little does Gatsby know that you can’t repeat the past. The very last time Daisy and Gatsby were on their way home from the city, their going through the Valley of Ashes and Tom’s mistress comes running out into the middle of the street. Daisy is driving the