Who Is Daisy Selfish In The Great Gatsby

Because he dedicates his life to obtaining Daisy through unjustified devotion, deception, and a controlling personality. Jay Gatsby brought about his own demise. Gatsby has an unjustified devotion to Daisy and needs to find a way into her heart, but she is very self- absorbed and in love with things that money can buy. He will use deception to sway her into loving him by pretending to be a suave millionaire He has a controlling personality and he is willing to move heaven and earth because she is the only thing he lives for. Without Daisy there is no Gatsby so he may as well be dead. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald- The Great Gatsby. Baz Luhrmann- The Great Gatsby-movie. Jay Gatsby is a poor man who falls in love with the emotionless Daisy Buchanan. He commits himself to …show more content…
The green glow from across the river beacons a path to Daisy. Gatsby has an unjustified devotion for the things and people he desires and there is nothing he desires more than Daisy. He thinks if he achieves enough material wealth that Daisy will love him the way he loves her. He transforms himself into a self-made millionaire and builds an extravagant mansion that he strategically places across the lake from Daisy's house. He yearns for a life with Daisy as he watches the green glow of light from her house. Gatsby seems to be completely unaffected by the fact that Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan and has a daughter. Every aspect of his mansion is set up to achieve a response from Daisy that will reflect in her eyes. He uses deception to acquire material items. Although Gatsby's business dealings are not made clear, he admits to Daisy’s cousin Nick that he is in the drug store business. During prohibition this normally means the person is a bootlegger. Bootlegging can be a highly profitable business but bootleggers are commonly associated with