Gatsby’s Heart
The classic American novel, The Great Gatsby, is written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This story takes place in New York City in the 1920s. The story is narrated by Nick Carraway and is centered around Jay Gatsby. Gatsby supposedly falls in love with a lady named Daisy Buchanan, who is Nick’s cousin. This was a time long ago when they were both young. Now they have both changed, but Gatsby wants to repeat the past. Gatsby loved Daisy when they first met, and then he became obsessed with his idea he created of her. Eventually, Gatsby just wants to possess Daisy as an object. Through all of this chaos, Fitzgerald is trying to convey two messages.
Jay Gatsby is in his thirties and is very wealthy. He lives a life full of riches, parties, …show more content…
When Gatsby met Daisy, she was young, rich, and beautiful. In chapter four, Jordan told Nick of when Daisy and Gatsby were talking on her front porch. Jordan says from The Great Gatsby, ¨They were so engrossed in each other that she didn't see me until I was five feet away¨ (79). They were so infatuated with each other that they did not even notice they had company. However, the definition of obsessed is to fill the mind of someone constantly and sometimes to a troubling extent. After Gatsby left for war and came back, he became obsessed with her. He was earth and she was the …show more content…
Nick is referring to the green light at the end of the Buchanan’s dock and what it has met to Gatsby. The green light has held so much meaning to Gatsby over the past five years. It represents the future and what it can hold for him and Daisy together. He reaches for the light in chapter one. Now that he has finally been reunited with Daisy, it means no special meaning, and Daisy has failed to reach his expectations. Gatsby created Daisy to be who he wanted her to be, and she is not what he
The classic American novel, The Great Gatsby, is written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This story takes place in New York City in the 1920s. The story is narrated by Nick Carraway and is centered around Jay Gatsby. Gatsby supposedly falls in love with a lady named Daisy Buchanan, who is Nick’s cousin. This was a time long ago when they were both young. Now they have both changed, but Gatsby wants to repeat the past. Gatsby loved Daisy when they first met, and then he became obsessed with his idea he created of her. Eventually, Gatsby just wants to possess Daisy as an object. Through all of this chaos, Fitzgerald is trying to convey two messages.
Jay Gatsby is in his thirties and is very wealthy. He lives a life full of riches, parties, …show more content…
When Gatsby met Daisy, she was young, rich, and beautiful. In chapter four, Jordan told Nick of when Daisy and Gatsby were talking on her front porch. Jordan says from The Great Gatsby, ¨They were so engrossed in each other that she didn't see me until I was five feet away¨ (79). They were so infatuated with each other that they did not even notice they had company. However, the definition of obsessed is to fill the mind of someone constantly and sometimes to a troubling extent. After Gatsby left for war and came back, he became obsessed with her. He was earth and she was the …show more content…
Nick is referring to the green light at the end of the Buchanan’s dock and what it has met to Gatsby. The green light has held so much meaning to Gatsby over the past five years. It represents the future and what it can hold for him and Daisy together. He reaches for the light in chapter one. Now that he has finally been reunited with Daisy, it means no special meaning, and Daisy has failed to reach his expectations. Gatsby created Daisy to be who he wanted her to be, and she is not what he