Theme Of Marriage In The Great Gatsby

The novel’s key female character, Daisy Buchannan, represents the role of Tom’s shallow trophy wife who is idolized as the “ideal” individual within the consciousness of Jay Gatsby. Subsequently it was never Daisy’s knowledge or character type that attracted Gatsby; it was more based upon her wealth, “That was it. I 'd never understood before. It was full of money—that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, [and] the cymbals ' song of it” (Fitzgerald, 99). Although Daisy is far from being flawless, Gatsby interprets

Fitzgerald represents various aspects of love and how it can be changed, manipulated, and broken, showing that through all of the themes described in this story, love is the most prominent. We see this multiple times in the book, concerning mainly the 4 main characters; Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy and Tom Buchanan. They all have different perceptions of love, as we can see, from love being merely a dream, to it being a disguise to the reality of how someone feels.

Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby’s relationship was damaged by their contrasting social classes, but also because he had a lack of status and wealth. In relation to this Daisy married Tom for his wealth and status not for his love, which suggests Daisy is a materialistic character is more concerned about her money and possessions than she is about intellectual and spiritual objects. “Gatsby is an idealist, he seeks for

The Great Gatsby does not depict marriage and love in the traditional sense. Characters in this novel are married to the money and love the power it gives them. Love is caring for each other, supporting one another through tough times, always being by your partner’s side no matter what happens in life; good and bad. In this story the American dream of being wealthy gets in the way of true love. In most of these relationships love is missing, marriage had become a game; it was ok to go behind one another’s back to achieve their dark goal, abusiveness acceptable. For example on page 12 it says “Tom Buchanan broke her nose (Myrtle) with his open hand.” Take Jay Gatsby for example a man in love with a rich, young and beautiful woman named Daisy. He knew the only way for her to even notice him would be if he was rich. He lived in the illusion that money equaled happiness and that followed him till the day he died. Nothing made him happy he always wanted more and more. Sure his love for money made him wealthy but whether he had nothing or all the money in the world he could still not buy true love.

Gatsby’s unrelenting desire to prove his worth to Daisy motivates him to take long strides away from his lowly farm life to a high status of wealth and courtly sophistication. Like the poor knights often coming from the bottom of the feudal estates, Gatsby materializes from humble origins. His parents “were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people,” but Gatsby dedicates himself to “His Father’s business, the service of a vast, vulgar, and meretricious beauty,” in an attitude closely resembling a medieval knight’s binding oath to serve the Lord. (100) Gatsby restlessly chases the elusive wisps of his aspirations, “bound to get ahead” (176), when suddenly another “meretricious beauty” intervenes to claim his life purpose—Daisy. By chance, Gatsby encounters the enchanting maiden and catches himself falling in love.

Though they seemed very close with each other, marriage wasn't in the picture. `Gatsby sprang to his feet, vivid with excitement. `"She [Daisy] never loved you [Tom], do you hear?" he cried. "She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me!"'(137). Even though love did seem important for Daisy, it didn't top the fact that Gatsby had no money to support the both of them. This is one way that materialism proves itself to be on top.

In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald’s use of exposition to illustrate the superficiality and flaws within Gatsby and Daisy conveys his disapproval with classism, and the letter to his daughter extends his hope for societal reform. When Gatsby insists that Daisy leave Tom to marry him, Daisy firmly postulates, “Rich girls don’t marry poor boys” (Coppola). Fitzgerald elucidates the social stratification in West Egg through Daisy’s love for materialistic items and her reluctance to marry Gatsby. Daisy is a token of the social trend to gain material and represents the twentieth century misconception

Gatsby’s love for Daisy propels his materialism, which leads to his ultimate downfall. Gatsby uses his words and specious actions to prove to Daisy that he is rich so she will love him by giving Daisy a tour of his house. Exploring Gatsby’s house is when Gatsby is careful to point out to Daisy his lavish possessions that are present in his many extravagant rooms: “We went upstairs, through period bedrooms swathed in rose and lavender silk and vivid with new flowers, through dressing-rooms and poolrooms, and bathrooms, with sunken baths” (91). After strolling through Gatsby’s house, Gatsby takes Daisy up to his closet and begins to boast about his expensive clothes so that Daisy realizes that Gatsby is rich, and, “He took out a pile of shirts, and began throwing them, one by one, before us, shirts of sheer linen and thick silk and fine flannel, which lost their folds as they fell and covered the table in many-colored disarray” (92). Daisy’s desire and obsession with materialistic things is also evident because after she sees all of these shirts, she begins crying because of

The Great Gatsby is a novel written during the realism period. The book was published in 1925. F Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel based in the roaring twenties about two star crossed lovers who go behind their loved ones backs to have an affair . It is full of lies and deceit. A recurring theme in The Great Gatsby is love and how it destroys and ruin one's life and how you can never be fully satisfied by love. Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship has a series of ups and downs where they lie to each other and neither of them ever being happy .Fitzgerald uses the two lovers to express his point of view on love.

Although it is the repercussions of their deceptive fantasies that Gatsby and Lester fall victim to, it was their continued search for love that leads them to these. Love is the principal value in The Great Gatsby and is illustrated best by the contrast of Gatsby’s idealized romantic love for Daisy with Daisy’s “love” for wealth and status, a love which is common to the majority of their irresponsible society. F Scott Fitzgerald emphasizes Gatsby’s “romantic readiness” through this contrast as well as Gatsby’s fall from grace that results in him becoming lost in “the colossal vitality of his illusions” (pg. 92). Daisy characterizes the power of a love of money in the Great Gatsby and is used by Fitzgerald in condemning Gatsby’s hedonistic society as well as his own. However it is the absence of love –rather than the presence- that is most prominent in American

Due to the disillusionment of the First World War and the rapid increase in the economy, Americans decide to ignore their problems and proceed to pursuit for pleasure in the moment with consumer goods. New fashion trends are in town for both the upper class and the middle class, and with their new lifestyle and values staying in fashion is a must. As mention above, fashion is not just a form of clothing, but it is the way of life; therefore, houses, furniture and cars also fits into the fashion category. The prosperity and elegance in the sense of fashion in The Great Gatsby reflect that people really do have an speculated amount of money to spare, pondering about their choice in purchase are no longer necessary. Being the “old rich,” the taste and the sense of fashion for the Buchanan is exceptionally important. For instance, Tom when ridiculously excessive in throwing the wedding and gifting his Daisy with expensive, it was not necessary; however, it was for the enjoyment of himself and in a way to boast about his wealth and taste. Moreover, Tom is incredibly proud of his own home, throwing “lavish”

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a story that has many different themes. Fitzgerald shows the themes that he uses through his character’s desires and actions. This novel has themes in it that we deal with in our everyday life. It has themes that deal with our personal lives and themes that deal with what’s right and what’s wrong. There are also themes that have to do with materialistic items that we deal desire on a daily basis. Fitzgerald focuses on the themes of corrupted love, immorality, and the American Dream in order to tell a story that is entertaining to his readers.

In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there is an importance of relationships. They can be between lovers, friends, and families. The novel shows these, but also the wrong types of relationships such as people having affairs. People form relationships so they are not alone and they try to stick together through the hard times and the good times. In every relationship there are differing situations that affect the outcome and success of the relationship.

Materialism controls relationships in this novel. Gatsby believes that Daisy’s wealth will reflect on him, therefore earning him a higher status in society. He focuses more on her extravagant house with the “presence of the many men” she had been with before, rather than Daisy as a person. The idea of glamour and wealth holds more appeal than her love for him.

Gatsby remembers Daisy as the pretty girl from North Dakota he fell in love with when he was in the military. He soon sees that she is different, although he denies it, even to himself. In order for Daisy to have a relationship with Gatsby, when they first meet he lies and says his parents are actually wealthy. This is the first example of how society dictates Daisy’s life. Because of her social status, Daisy must marry a rich man, preferably from old money, according to society. When Gatsby leaves, Daisy promises that she will wait for him, yet she instead marries Tom Buchanan, an extremely wealthy man who her parents approve of. Even when Tom cheats on Daisy, and she is fully aware of it, she refuses to leave him. She loves her status and money so much she will not give it up even at the expense of her happiness.