Examples Of Control In The Great Gatsby

Gatsby exemplifies an individual who can not always get what he or she yearns for. He possesses more than millions of people have combined, yet is still not satisfied. There is only one thing that Gatsby is destined to have, and that is Daisy Buchanan’s unconditional love. Hence by the name, she is married to another man: Tom Buchanan. The madness begins before Daisy gets married when she shares a kiss of a lifetime with James Gatz. Gatsby allows himself to fall in love with her, and from that moment on, all of his life decisions and daily problems are stimulated by Daisy, and framed around her life. Some may consider Gatsby to be an extreme stalker or nutcase, but in reality Gatsby simply has faith in

As readers can see, Gatsby has his own set of unique characteristics differing from these of Tom. Gatsby is a passionate and kind person. He lives in West Egg, which contains people who have new money. He came from a poor family, "his parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people" (Fitzgerald 104). He struggled with obtaining enough money to make it through college. He is a loyal and good-hearted man who loves Daisy and strives for her true love. He is willing to do whatever it takes to win her love. Her love becomes one of the prime reasons he desires to be rich. However, Daisy cares solely about net-wealth and therefore, chooses Tom. Throughout the novel, Gatsby shows how he is a romantic dreamer by always dreaming of Daisy truly falling for him. His unrealistic approach to life causes him to be often disappointed. He believes that he actually might be able to win her love when he really has no chance with her.

Control is often the characteristic that individuals think that they always have. This concept is seen in Fitzgerald’s book, The Great Gatsby, where characters of high economic status often try to control every aspect of their lives. Fitzgerald’s story, which follows a middle-class character, Nick Carraway, describes his experiences with these kinds of characters who try to control everything in their environment. Nick’s disdainful description of the environment, people, and his encounters exposes the calamitous results of trying to control everything in one’s life. Throughout Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, the motif of control represents the characters’ failure to achieve their goals, further proving that individuals have limited control on their path to a fulfilling life.

“In his blue gardens men and women came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars” (Fitzgerald 39). In his character, his relationships, and his gatherings, Jay Gatsby epitomized the illusion of a perfect romance. When Gatsby and Daisy met in 1917, he was searching for money, but ended up profoundly falling in love with her. “[H]e set out for gold and stumbled upon a dream” (Ornstein 37). Only a few weeks after meeting one another, Gatsby had to leave for war, which led to a separation between the two for nearly five years. As “war-torn lovers” Gatsby and Daisy reach the quintessential ideal of archetypical romance. When Gatsby returned from the war, his goal was to rekindle the relationship he once had with Daisy. In order to do this, he believed he would have to work hard to gain new wealth and a new persona. “Jay Gatsby loses his life even though he makes his millions because they are not the kind of safe, respectable money that echoes in Daisy’s lovely voice” (Ornstein 36). Gatsby then meets Daisy’s cousin, Nick Carraway, who helps to reunite the pair. Finally being brought together after years of separation, Gatsby stops throwing the extravagant parties at his home, and “to preserve [Daisy’s] reputation, [he] empties his mansion of lights and servants” (Ornstein 37). Subsequent to their reconciliation, Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband, begins to reveal sordid information about Gatsby’s career which causes Daisy to

To what extent (how much) are the factors outside of people's lives dictated by factors outside of their control? Use examples from “The Great Gasby” to support your answer

He lives in a huge mansion in West Egg and he's known for huge parties. His life is basically a whole life. Fitzgerald employs the motif of carelessness of Gatsby by explaining how he knew Tom and Daisy were together and he still had the audacity to mess around with Daisy. This portrays money does not equate to happiness. In chapter 7, Tom witnesses a glance between Daisy and Gatsby and he can't deny that they are having an affair. Gatsby also confronts Tom and tells him that “ Your wife doesn’t love you… She never loved you. She loves me.” Gatsby believes that Daisy is in love with him but she can’t admit to never loving Tom. The affair is an extension of Gatsby’s dream and it tears down

Having complete control of life is an unachievable goal that will never come true. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, many characters have a hard time recognizing that they cannot manage every situation they are in. They live in a chaotic society and cling to control as a desperate way to try and maintain some order in their lives. Jay Gatsby and George Wilson believe that if they have nonchaotic lives, everything will be perfect and can will in any way that they want. However, this is not possible and as they get wrapped up in control, they stop living their lives. As Gatsby and Wilson attempt to gain complete control, they become unaware that their lives are slipping past them.

Everyone wants to be in control. This concept is seen in Fitzgerald’s book, The Great Gatsby, where characters of higher economic status often try to control every aspect of their lives, ultimately leading to unhappiness. Fitzgerald’s story, which follows a middle-class protagonist, Nick Carraway, describes his experiences with characters who try to control everything. Nick’s disdainful description of the environment, people, and his encounters illustrates the devastating results of trying to control all aspects of one’s life. Throughout Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, the recurring symbols of control represent the characters’ attempts to completely manage their lives in order to achieve their goals. Their failure to achieve their goals proves that individuals have limited control on their path to a fulfilling life.

Gatsby wanted more and more of Daisy and he will not rest until she tells Tom that she never loved him. Gatsby goes as far as to plan a dinner party so that Daisy can tell Tom in front of everyone and this dinner party ends up being his down bringing. At the party even Daisy goes as far as to say ““Oh, you want too much!"-"I love you now – isn't that enough? I can't help what's past."-"I did love him once – but I loved you too."” (Fitzgerald 261). Gatsby’s greed and obsession with wanting more and more sees to it that Gatsby will never fully achieve his dream. Fitzgerald also uses his character Tom, the husband of Daisy, to show that the American Dream cannot be achieved. Tom seems to have everything, a big house, a beautiful wife, lots of money from a successful sports career, and the freedom to spend it as he pleases. However, he too wants more, “[Tom] nodded sagely. “And what's more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time."” (Fitzgerald 251). Tom knows that what he is doing is wrong but he makes excuses for his affair and acts as if what he did was justified. Even though he has a beautiful wife he still wants more and this drives him to having an affair with Myrtle. Fitzgerald uses these characters to show the false reality that is the

Gatsby was stuck on Daisy which had him going out of his way to try and get Daisy away from her marriage that Gatsby doesn't think is good for her to be in. Gatsby and Daisy spent more and more time together, causing some feelings to start developing interjecting Daisy's marriage with Tom, showing the romantic bond taking place. None the less Gatsby started to interact with Daisy by inviting her over to his mansion. While doing this, Gatsby had shown Daisy all his nice colorful silk shirts that basically is the definition of being wealthy back then. He does this because, one, he knows once he Daisy sees what he is living in and what he owns, she will fall back in love with him because Daisy is all about money, but two, he is really trying to win back her

He is still completely obsessed with how he appears even though he knows his mansion is huge compared to most. Gatsby believes that in order to attain his idea of the American Dream he needs to win Daisy’s love, and achieving this would “establish himself as somebody.” Progressively Daisy becomes the only thing that is important in Gatsby’s life, and in his drive to win her love Gatsby becomes unreasonable and carless just like her. The problem with Daisy she can’t be bought and will not leave the lifestyle which she has become accustomed to through her relationship with Tom.

Like Jane, Jay Gatsby lacks the equality needed to rekindle a relationship with the love of his life. However, unlike Jane, Gatsby is already rich and is longing for a true identity with which he can become a prominent figure in society. Gatsby was a Lieutenant stationed at the base near Daisy's home when they started dating and fell in love. Gatsby lied to Daisy and "let her believe that he was a person from much the same strata as herself" (Fitzgerald 156). He told her that he was a wealthy and prestigious man who can take care of her. Gatsby was soon called off to the war and Daisy promised to wait for him. She ends up marrying Tom Buchanan who has a solid social position and the approval of her parents. Since then, Daisy has moved on with her life with Tom in East Egg, but Gatsby's obsession with her has only grown. Nick learns of Gatsby's fixation when Jordan tells him that "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay" (Fitzgerald 83). His fixation with her has caused him to completely change his life to try to be near her. Like Jane Eyre, Gatsby longs for a position of equality with his loved one. When Gatsby was young, he worked on a yacht owned by a wealthy man named Dan Cody. Gatsby immediately fell in love with wealth and luxury, and when Cody died, he

Gatsby moves from North Dakota to Long island and builds his home with a specific goal to satisfy his fantasy of impressing Daisy and recovering their past affection. He tosses lavish gatherings with the expectation that Daisy will be in participation at one of them In Gatsby's psyche, the main way Daisy will love him is whether he is rich. It turns out his idea was right, as Daisy swoons over his lavish cars, and climbing economic well being. But in the long run she chooses Tom over Gatsby, proving him wrong. Daisy didn't love Tom as much as she did Gatsby, but she knew that Tom was seeing another girl and she knew how she felt hurt by it and didn't want to do the same thing to Tom. So in reality money can not buy happiness, happiness comes from the heart.

Gatsby and Daisy are taking part in a love affair with out Tom knowing. Gatsby is explaining to Tom why Daisy married Tom insisted of him. Gatsby says,“ She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me”( Fitzgerald 130). Tom and Gatsby are arguing at the hotel on who Daisy loves. As they are arguing Gatsby expresses the reason why he thinks Daisy married Tom in the first place. He needs reassurance that the only reason why Daisy married Tom was because of money and the social status he carried and not out of love. He dreams of a perfect life with Daisy and without a part of his American Dream is not complete. Daisy is the only way Gatsby’s dream can come into reality by becoming an upper-classman, having his true love, and erasing the fact that he was born into lower class. This makes Gatsby vulnerable to Tom because Tom knows that Gatsby can never be on the same social level.

Gatsby was very wealthy, but he still wasn’t satisfied, as he wanted a life together with Daisy. Gatsby has a genuine love for Daisy, and he wants her with him now, that he has acquired a wealthy lifestyle.  “ He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she could go to Tom and Say: I never loved you. After she had obliterated four years with that sentence, they could decide upon the practical measures to be take” (Fitzgerald 109).  Gatsby has a genuine love for Daisy, but the problem is she has never