Examples Of Obsession In The Great Gatsby

He wants to be the perfect man for Daisy. “We both looked down at the grass –there was a sharp line where my ragged lawn ended and the darker, well-kept expanse of his began. I suspected he meant my grass” (p82). This shows the theme of appearance against reality and how Gatsby wants everything to look presentable and nice for his first meeting with Daisy after five years. He feels like having a lot of wealth, a flashy car and an enormous palace, he can reconquer her love, who is a materialistic woman. He spent years on end throwing parties, to get himself known as a rich man and so that he could attract Daisy.” He wants her to see his house … And your house is right next door” (p79). “I want you and Daisy to come over to my house… I’ d like to show her around” (p.89). Here he is planning on making his dream come true. By having Daisy at his house, he can show her that he is wealthy enough to provide for her what she wants.

The great Gatsby suggests materialistic and possessive love through the relationship of Daisy and Gatsby. Fitzgerald shows this side of Gatsby through a metaphor “he took out a pile of shirts and began throwing them“ the idea of Gatsby throwing his shirts at Daisy is him showing off how wealthy he is now. Gatsby thinks if he shows Daisy how much money he has she will be attracted to him, he is trying to compete with Tom for Daisy by trying to buy things that Daisy would be an appeal to her. Gatsby had done all of this for Daisy because in the 1920s it was typical that wealthy people would marry other wealthy people and Gatsby was not a wealthy man when he met Daisy. Gatsby expects Daisy to be in love with him instantly, and for her to leave Tom for him “she loves me” he just assumes that Daisy would do that which is not the case, Gatsby is stuck in the idea that he can make

All in all, as presented through this work, Gatsby was indeed in love with Daisy for the most part, in the beginning of their relationship, but it all change when Gatsby lost Daisy and so he let himself believed that his past was the one to blame for this circumstances. It is after this, that Gatsby became rather obsessed with the idea of Daisy and having a lovely future with her, because having her meant having it all: stability, confidence, love, happiness and so on. Also, it meant that he had succeeded in life as a whole. “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . And then one fine morning— So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” (Chapter 9) All his life, Gatsby intended to escape

She was a girl with wealth, connections and means—everything a seventeen-year-old boy could aspire to one day attain. It is this illusion that Gatsby falls in love with, not Daisy, and he dedicates his life to become a man that could parallel Daisy in both social status and wealth. “So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end.” (98) Though Gatsby appears to be blinded by material possession and unethical in his means to acquire it, Fitzgerald sets him up to be the hero of the novel by contrasting his virtue to the sea of corruptness and material greed that made up the ambitions of most young folks in the 1920s. True, he made his money through illegal means, but his incredible sense of loyalty is striking against the dishonest, scheming American society. In the novel, it is clear that Gatsby is unfailingly loyal to everyone he loves, from his father to Dan Cody to Daisy, who he dedicated “five years of unwavering devotion” (109) to, even if they were not loyal to him in return.

Gatsby is practically famous from the parties he throws but none of that matters to him. Gatsby tries to use his wealth to attract Daisy, and it seemed to work, but that's not how love and fellowship is supposed to be earned. A connection between two people shouldn’t be reliant on wealth, especially when carelessness is also a factor. This inevitably resulted in the car accident. Too many characters were wrapped up in what they believed was important. Fitzgerald weaved satire into the actions of nearly every

What will the obsessions in your life lead you to make careless decisions? Throughout the book many characters develop obsessions that affect their life. These obsessions are inadequate because they give the characters a false sense of what happiness is and makes them very relentless when trying to acquire these obsessions. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald has many characters obsessed with money, partying, drinking, and cars.

There is a fine line between love and lust. If love is only a will to possess, it is not love. To love someone is to hold them dear to one's heart. In The Great Gatsby, the characters, Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan are said to be in love, but in reality, this seems to be a misconception. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald portrays the themes of love, lust and obsession, through the character of Jay Gatsby, who confuses lust and obsession with love. By the end of the novel however, Jay Gatsby is denied his "love" and suffers an untimely death. The author interconnects the relationships of the various prominent characters to support these ideas.

In The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, we get to know a set of characters living in the fictional city of West Egg on prosperity Long Island in the summer of 1922. The biggest part of the story is about the wealthy, young, and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby who has a big passion and obsession for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. In this analysis the love triangle between Jay Gatsby, Daisy and Tom Buchanan will be the main focus.

People often become trapped in past memories and devote all their energy to recreating those events. This is true of The Great Gatsby as seen in the quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "So we beat on; boats against the current; borne back ceaselessly into the past." Obsession can often evolve into idolization preventing personal growth. Dwelling on the past can adversely impact one's life. Becoming obsessed with, and consistently trying to re-live, the past will stifle one's ability to grow, mature and move on with their life.

Gatsby’s determination to achieve his goal is continually showed through all of his actions. After Gatsby and Daisy went their separate ways, Gatsby went through extreme measures in an attempt to win her back. He even “bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (Fitzgerald 79). This action, from my perspective, is viewed as an obsessive behavior and also can be considered as creepy. Gatsby displays this behavior continuously, during the time frame of when him and Daisy were broken up, Jordan explains that during this breakup period he “read a Chicago paper for years on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy’s home” (Fitzgerald 80). After Jordan’s discussion with

The Great Gatsby takes place in Long Island, New York during the roaring twenties, a time of flappers, prohibition, and economic extravagance. The narrator, Nick Carraway, is a man of “new money” living in West Egg, while his rich cousin, Daisy Buchanan, of “old money” lives in East Egg. Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan, and arrogant and rich man. Nick Carraway’s neighbor, Jay Gatsby, throws immense parties every weekend, while keeping his personal information and his claim to money secret. Gatsby is a mysterious man that longingly stares at a green light from across the bay every night, which is later discovered to be a light in front of Daisy’s house. Tom Buchanan and Nick Carraway spend time in New York City together at parties where Tom introduces Nick to his mistress, Myrtle. After

Gatsby is a man that started out of with nothing and made himself into everything he’s ever desired. He went through a lot of hard work to get to what he wanted, but he did it all for a girl he fell in love with 5 years ago. He bought a mansion, fancy car, and had parties every weekend to impress Daisy. However, the way he went about it was not widely known and that’s why most find Gatsby mysterious. “ Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once.” (Fitzgerald 44) That was a common thought of people around West egg and East egg. People thought that all the way to the end of the book. But no matter what people thought about him, it didn’t change him. He stayed devoted to Daisy the whole book, even through all of the tragic events in the story.

Gatsby is motivated for his love for Daisy. All that he does is to try and be a suitable partner for Daisy’s social class. This love drives his quest for wealth, corrupts him, and causes

Love is defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary as, “an intense feeling of deep affection.” Though for most people, love is more than that. Love is trust, honesty, and a commitment as well as an emotion. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, love and relationships are a large part of the plot and the reasons for conflict. Through the relationships between the characters, Fitzgerald makes the point that the pursuit of the American Dream and the acquisition of true love and happiness do not correlate.

Obsessed is an understatement when trying to describe Gatsby’s feelings for Daisy. He wants to be around her all of the time. Gatsby in fact buys a house so he can be near her, “He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths---so that he could “come over” some afternoon to a strangers garden”(Fitzgerald 78). His dedication to receiving her attention is impeccable. Not to mention the green light that Daisy represents to Gatsby, “For he gave me a sudden intimidation that he was content to be alone--- he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward--- and distinguished nothing except a single green