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Daisy's Unconditional Love In The Great Gatsby

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Great Gatsby “If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him,” Nick said. The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about a wealthy man named Jay Gatsby and his unconditional love for Daisy Buchanan. They were once together, but unfortunately got separated because of the war. Five years have gone by and Gatsby is still in love with Daisy. Daisy couldn't wait for him (to come back from war), so she gets married to Tom Buchanan. Gatsby must go through so many obstacles to be with the one he truly loves. Gatsby was a confident man. He was aware of his image and wanted to be notice. He would throw lavish parties every saturday night. He only had one intention and it was that maybe just one night Daisy Buchanan would appear among the crowd. He was so confident to win back the love of Daisy. He wanted to …show more content…

He seems as a self-centered, egomaniac man. All he thinks about is Daisy and how they would get marry and have a happy ending. His obsession for Daisy has made him a complete liar to cover up the bad things from the past. It’s amazing he is willing to do anything for his love for Daisy. He tries really hard to forget that he was once a poorman. He has created a new image of himself that he looks up to. When Nick learns that Gatsby real name is James Gatz and he lived in farm in North Dakota he seems very surprised by that. Gatsby says “Here’s another thing I always carry a souvenir of Oxford days.” Gatsby tries so hard to convince Nick about his life. What kind of person would carry physical evidence to prove that they are telling the truth. As Nick learns more about Gatsby life he has a different perspective of him. He sees Gatsby as dishonest and vulgar, but with optimism and power to make his dreams into reality and make him “great”

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