Difficulties Of Love In The Great Gatsby

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What are some difficulties people deal with when in love? Is it the cheap kind like cheating or being disloyal to your partner or the favorable kind where there’s a lousy argument between you two but you find a way to fix it? When talking about the worst kind, F. Scott Fitzgerald shows us some ways that love is difficult in The Great Gatsby.

In the story, a way we can see how love is difficult is on how so frequently these unacceptable parts will occur. One example of how frequently these unacceptable things will occur is how Myrtle or also known as Mrs. Wilson, tells her sister about how she regrets marrying Mr. Wilson since she found out that the suit he wore on their wedding day, wasn't his own, but someone else's that he had borrowed.

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