Examples Of Obsession In The Great Gatsby

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

Gatsby has not only perfected Daisy’s image, but he is also stuck in the past. As previously mentioned, he idolized all of his good memories from the past because they gave him happiness. He had a girlfriend whom he loved and all of the other soldiers wanted. The fact that many of the other soldiers liked Daisy made her like a trophy to him. This, like the perfected image of Daisy, is viewing her as an object that he must obtain. After Gatsby becomes wealthy, he buys the house across from Daisy’s to show off his wealth and draw her in. He sought out Daisy as his final valuable possession or trophy. Gatsby states that, "After [Daisy] was free, [Gatsby and Daisy] were to go back to Louisville and be married from her house--just as if it were five years ago" (Fitzgerald 109). This quotation thoroughly displays Gatsby’s infatuation with the past because he furthers the conversation by assuring the

Gatsby had constantly in mind the date he lost Daisy; he dreamt of the day he could have her back and of the day she would confess her love to him. “Five years next November” (87) he told Daisy when they met again. Five years waiting for his true love, five years idealizing his girl, five years of constant work to acquire enough wealth to have her back. “No, we couldn’t meet. But both of us loved each other all the time…” (131) argued Gatsby to Tom, Daisy’s husband, explaining the eternal love he felt for Daisy and the love he though Daisy shared with him. Gatsby love did not end the day Daisy married Tom,

The incarnation meaning Daisy cannot be ideally perfect any longer now that Gatsby is with her. Daisy is not pure and perfect like Gatsby thought she was in the past. From Gatsby's illusions of the past preoccupying all his beliefs, he forgets about the key dimension he exists in which is the present.

Gatsby’s inability to repeat the past is the failure of his greatness, because for him the love for Daisy is the core of his power. Here is decimated his American Dream which for him means two things: wealth and Daisy. This conflict affects the plot by showing the progression that Gatsby has made since the beginning of the book. Another internal conflict

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald he shows Gatsby’s obsessive feelings for Daisy by all the unremarkable actions he displays, and his incapability to love someone else. It all started in autumn of 1917 in Louisville, Kentucky. Gatsby was a lieutenant in the war and Daisy was just 18 years old. Even then Gatsby bestowed the same infatuation for Daisy that he does now, five years later. Over the course of those five years Gatsby did everything he could to become wealthy so that maybe he could find his way to Daisy again. What he is unaware of is that Daisy hardly remembers her time with him, and shows little thought towards him. His obsession for Daisy never changed, but his lifestyle certainly did.

It is impossible to repeat the past simply because we cannot unseen or un-feel the way we once did in the past. Gatsby wanted Daisy to repeat the past with him because to him, she was his greatest accomplishment. He wanted to keep that feeling forever but time changes everything, and no matter how much time passes nothing is ever the same again. Gatsby had this vision that him and Daisy could live out their lives acting like nothing ever happened and that would have been fine with him but Daisy had moved onto loving a new man and also had a child.

When Gatsby first meets Daisy, he pretends to be rich in order to court her. However, when he departs for the war, Daisy marries Tom. Despite this, Gatsby holds onto the belief that Daisy still loves him and not Tom. In response to Nick’s doubt regarding his ability to erase the past five years, he proclaims “Can’t repeat the past?... Why of course you can!” (110). However, while he is talking to Daisy, he knocks over a defunct clock, which symbolizes Gatsby’s desire to stop and reverse time. By knocking the clock over, Fitzgerald implies that Gatsby is not immune to the passage of time and his plan will not work. Later, it is shown that Daisy is unable to say that she has never loved Tom.

Regarding Gatsby, it is his lack of emotional satisfaction that shapes his obsession and greed toward Daisy. Gatsby’s goal is to regain his former romantic relationship he shares with Daisy, as he truly believes that it is possible to repeat the past (Fitzgerald 110). In fact, during the last five years, he builds himself a facade through illegal means to impress Daisy. Nevertheless, his greed for the exclusivity of Daisy backfires. Daisy says that “ ‘[he] [wants] too much!’... ‘[she] [loves] [him] now--- isn’t that enough?’ ” (132). When Gatsby asks Daisy to affirm that she only loves him, she could not confirm the statement truthfully, thus reducing Gatsby’s efforts throughout the years to naught. Gatsby’s commitment for Daisy’s affection is the very cause of Daisy’s rejection.

Gatsby’s motivation throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby, is his desire for Daisy. When Nick [Carroway] says to Gatsby, you can’t repeat the past, he cries out, “incredulously,” “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!”, it

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.

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald introduces the character, Gatsby, to show how The American Dream failed him so devastatingly. Gatsby had the dream to be reunited with Daisy and repeat the past again. Daisy and Gatsby were once in love in October of 1917. Daisy was eighteen and Queen Bee of high society, while Gatsby was a young officer who was head-over-heels in love with her. However, Gatsby had to leave for war, leaving Daisy behind. Even

To make this possible, Gatsby has to secure a high status in society to even be in the same circle as Daisy or even have contact with her. After this, he waits as week after week passes, “half expecting her to wander into one of his parties, some night” (79). Eventually this paid off because one night Tom and Daisy decide to attend one of Gatsby’s celebrations (104). Gatsby now has attained his status as part of his American dream through this, and, in his mind, is closer to achieving the other parts as well. Fitzgerald’s experience during the 1920’s was one of great influence on his life and writing. In relation to the novel, he led a life based on status and shallow relationships, and this was typical of the time period he lived in. The decade of the 1920’s changed the way the typical American’s priorities were ordered. Even Fitzgerald “relied on personality, which depended upon appearance, grooming, gesture” (Lehan 58). The fact that the author lived this kind of lifestyle shows how it influenced his writing including The Great Gatsby. The disillusionment of Gatsby’s dream in the story is caused by these choices and changes that Fitzgerald experienced throughout the 1920’s. In addition, Fitzgerald shared a similar routine as Gatsby as he was a frequent partier and drinker (Brackett 58). This most likely produced the leading role that the image of parties played in the story. Fitzgerald’s