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Daisy And Myrtle's Relationship In The Great Gatsby

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Gatsby to God The relationships of Gatsby, Myrtle, and Tom revolved on hope and what they all could be rather than reality, resulting in divergent negative outcomes. Gatsby, being one of the main characters, is very dependent on hope and his idea of dream Daisy since he went off to war. Equally, Gatsby as a child has an immense hope in becoming the best he can be, as a "son of God" (98). This sort of hopeful drive for success can also be seen in Myrtle, making its appearance when Daisy was driving back from the city with Gatsby. Furthermore, to be dependent on hope will result in complication likewise to Myrtle, Tom, and Gatsby's relationships. Gatsby, being one of the main characters, is very dependent on hope and his idea of dream Daisy since the struggle of the war. After being sent to war, Gatsby had this determination for getting back to Daisy. Throughout his 5 years of warfare, Gatsby was constantly thinking about Daisy and how they would have had the best life with each other. After the war, a changed man, Gatsby bought a mansion across the bay from Daisy and had enormous parties to try and lure her in with a strong passion of …show more content…

She has an uneasy feeling about Tom being with someone else, hoping that he isn't. Also in the novel, she hopes for the chance to be with Gatsby again and to have the life they could have had. They both have strong feelings for each other, interfering with Daisy's relationship with Tom. "I wish we could just run away…I wish I had done everything on earth with you." Daisy makes this comment to Gatsby after realizing that she had always truly loved him. Although Gatsby is complimented by this, he had always hoped that Daisy would stay with him in his impressive mansion: once again, hoping that she would have. It is at this point where Daisy feels that Gatsby isn't the same as what he was before and that just leaving Tom for Jay is just

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