Examples Of Daisy In The Great Gatsby

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In The Great Gatsby, buy F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby is irrevocably in love with Daisy Buchanan. When he met her before he left for the war, he wanted nothing more than to stay and be with her and make a life for them. But Daisy's flawed mind made her unable to choose between Gatsby and Tom. Daisy should've picked Gatsby, because everything he did, was for her, to make her happy. His love and loyalty towards her is everlasting. Gatsby spent five years after meeting Daisy, in a trance, trying to get everything he thought she wanted. Gatsby had an image for himself as being an important, wealthy man, but after meeting Daisy, everything was for her. His focus was all on her. "'Look at this,' said Gatsby quickly. 'Here's a lot of clippings--about you.'(74)" Yes, in a way Gatsby achieved his dream, but it wasn't entirely for himself. Daisy, in the end, didn't seem to care about it at all. He sacrificed himself for her, hoping it would win her heart, but it didn't. …show more content…

Even when Daisy didn't call, he still believed that she'd choose him. "'Can't repeat the past?' he cried incredulously. 'Why of course you can!' (110)." He can't let go of Daisy. He can't admit to himself that Daisy can't be his. Gatsby made it his life's goal to make Daisy his wife and when Nick tries to tell him otherwise, he won't hear it. It's hard to give up on your dream, especially when you've had it and wished on it for so

Examples Of Daisy In The Great Gatsby
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Examples Of Daisy In The Great Gatsby
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Although Gatsby has already gotten what he had longed for all those years he is still not satisfied, this is when he begins to manipulate Daisy. As Nick says himself "he wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: ‘I never loved you’.” (Fitzgerald.105) After the heated argument
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Examples Of Daisy Buchanan In The Great Gatsby
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We are first introduced to gatsby in the end of chapter 1 When he is staring across the bay at a green light then he disappears. Later in chapter 3 Nick meets Gatsby and they become friends. Gatsby’s dream is to get with daisy but he has to find a way to get around Tom. “Gatsby Bought that House so daisy would be just across the bay”(Fitzgerald 78). This quote show Gatsby is a very mysterious character and it also shows he must have history with daisy.
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Describe The Relationship Between Gatsby And Daisy's Life
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