Gatsby Analysis:

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by Kaylie Pope2 views·Updated Jul 27, 2022
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  1. Hi,
  2. so today I'll be doing an analysis of Gatsby and daisy's relationship in the novel,
  3. The Great Gatsby written by Patrick Fitzgerald
  4. before we get into their relationship and when it's driven by,
  5. we need to first understand the character.
  6. So the first character I'll be discussing is daisy.
  7. So daisy is shown to be a beautiful, charming yet shallow woman throughout the book.
  8. I also believe she is quite self centered.
  9. An example of this would be when she allows Gatsby to take the blame
  10. for Myrtle's death, although she was the one driving the car,
  11. the next character would be Gatsby himself.
  12. So Gatsby is a handsome, rich, polite, mysterious, yet a very persistent man.
  13. And the persistence is shown when he continuously tries to win daisy's affection
  14. in the lengths that he will go to do that.
  15. I also believe that he is quite blinded because of his idealistic views of
  16. daisy that hides her bad qualities such as how shallow she is and self centered
  17. and how she really is just in it for the lifestyle that she can get out of it.
  18. So the big point, what I think really does drive.
  19. The whole
  20. reason why Gatsby wants daisy is
  21. wealth.
  22. So Gatsby fell in love with daisy for her wealth and the wealth she represents
  23. and that is why he wanted to win her back by showing, hey, look,
  24. I have this amount of money to.
  25. Now
  26. Gatsby sees daisy as a prize to be won throughout the novel, not as
  27. a woman as a
  28. Beautiful Woman. No, she is something to be one.
  29. Look, this is mine.
  30. Um Gatsby has gathered the amount of money he has so he could win over daisy
  31. and he has stayed many times. That's why he threw his very, very expensive parties.
  32. That's why he bought the house in West Egg just to kind of
  33. show off and well, quite literally be a peacock about it.
  34. Um the reason,
  35. the reason daisy did not wait for Gatsby is because she saw the amount of
  36. money tom had and that attracted it more than the love that she had for
  37. Gatsby.
  38. So,
  39. overall, behind all the relationships in this novel is
  40. wealth. It plays a huge part who has money, Who doesn't,
  41. who has more money?
  42. So
  43. another announced part of their relationship is when they were finally reunified.
  44. Gatsby was a lot more interested than her.
  45. For him, it was more, oh my gosh, I'm seeing the love of my life again for her.
  46. I was like, oh, well,
  47. this is just a childhood friend and you could really see the difference.
  48. So, the quote I chose from the novel is
  49. they were sitting at either end of the couch looking at each
  50. other as if some question had been asked or was in the air
  51. and every vestige of embarrassment was gone from
  52. daisy's face,
  53. Daisy's face was smeared with tears and when I came in,
  54. she jumped up and began wiping at them with her handkerchief before a mirror.
  55. But there was a change in Gatsby that was simply confounding. He literally glowed
  56. without a word or a gesture of exaltation,
  57. A new well being radiated from him and filled the little room.
  58. So whereas daisy is more,
  59. this is so fun. I got to see you again
  60. Gatsby.
  61. He entirely changed, He's glowing, he's so excited,
  62. he's literally radiating it so much that this other narrator,
  63. nick could tell when he just walked into the room.
  64. So, another part of the relationship that I feel really
  65. is the main part is that Gatsby invested himself fully in the relationship,
  66. whereas daisy did not
  67. so quote of this is his heart beat faster and
  68. faster as daisy's white face came up to his own.
  69. He knew that when he kissed this girl and forever wed his
  70. honorable visions to her perishable breath,
  71. his mind never Roth again like the mind of God.
  72. So he waited
  73. listening for a moment longer to the turning fork that had been struck upon a star.
  74. Then he kissed her
  75. as his lips touched,
  76. she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.
  77. So, this was in a flashback back to when they first met and at that moment he
  78. created this idealistic view of her.
  79. It was something that she could never even live up to.
  80. So, I mean, during this moment, daisy represents his entire future within his mind.
  81. She is the Endgame
  82. quote, unquote
  83. Their relationship is continuously uneven as Gatsby has
  84. built up this image of daisy that was unattainable
  85. for her to become and it is repeatedly shown that he wants more than she can give.
  86. As the novel progressed. I really believe that Gatsby was obsessed with daisy.
  87. Gatsby held a damp session for daisy that he
  88. created an entire persona to win her over.
  89. He signified this change by changing his latin last name from Gats
  90. to Gatsby.
  91. He is willing to change his entire person.
  92. Whereas
  93. after he left, Daisy was willing to move on
  94. start over yet he is so indulging into this relationship that
  95. I don't even believe it is love at this point,
  96. it's obsession.
  97. Another example of this obsession is
  98. that he would take the fall for daisy
  99. when she kills Myrtle.
  100. That is just astronomical.
  101. Um a quote of this for an example of this in the book is
  102. was daisy driving?
  103. Yes, he said after a moment, but of course, I'll say I was,
  104. it wasn't even a question in his mind whether or not he would take the fall,
  105. he just, he right away didn't, This is because he is so obsessed
  106. that he will do anything to win a sliver of her affection.
  107. So, at the end of while nearing the end of this presentation,
  108. I think the main question can be asked was
  109. wasn't really loved that he had for and
  110. did she love him back.
  111. So, to summarize um
  112. the relationship between Gatsby and daisy was unequal as
  113. Gatsby held daisy up to an impossible standard.
  114. Gatsby changed his entire persona to try to lure daisy into a relationship.
  115. Gatsby was willing to cover daisy for daisy in the death of Myrtle.
  116. While Daisy had once loved
  117. Gatsby,
  118. she hadn't moved on. At that point, she had married Tom.
  119. Gatsby would like to repeat the past while Daisy prefers to live in the present,
  120. which created a struggle between the relationship
  121. because he just wants that moment,
  122. like that perfect first kiss that he had with her.
  123. Whereas she's married, she's moved on and her main goal at that point is wealth.
  124. Being able to secure a future for her
  125. for her Children.
  126. I would like to thank you for listening and maybe you can ask
  127. yourself do you believe that it really was love or was it obsession?
  128. Thank you.