Love In The Great Gatsby
Wealthy Love The Great Gatsby was a very twisted book so many things happened and it did not seem to add up. F. Scott Fitzgerald did not seem to know how to name “The Great Gatsby” at first, it is full of themes and some major themes were love, wealth and cheating. Therefore, a better title would be Wealthy Love. Almost every character in the book is wealthy or is thriving to be wealthy. Tom and Daisy were a wealthy couple, Jay Gatsby grew up with old money and Nick did as well. Myrtle only seemed to be with Tom for his money, for example a quote in the book explains this. “Her voice is full of money.”(Pg. 120). In the 1920’s being rich or even on well terms was a hard place to be in, this era was around the Great Depression and anyone would do anything to get money and or become rich. The book revolves around wealth and wealthy people. Another conflict that happens multiple times throughout the book is
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Gatsby and Daisy had a secret love, Tom and Daisy are married and love each other as well and the book also talks about other married couples who love each other as well, everyone seemed to be in love. “I wasn't actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity.”(Pg. 58). Characters in ‘The Great Gatsby’ do not seem to understand the concept of love, because you are supposed to stay monogamous to one another. The men fight over the women like they are toys and if Gatsby and Daisy were so in love they would have been together way before all this conflict; since they have been in love for 10 years. The storyline does not add up and it's so complicated to understand. “The Great Gatsby” surprisingly doesn't revolve around Gatsby’s life, until the end even the then it's not really really about him. The main focus is on wealth, love and affairs rather than the Great Jay Gatsby. It is a clear understanding to why F. Scott Fitzgerald had such a hard time naming his
Gatsby and Daisy had a secret love, Tom and Daisy are married and love each other as well and the book also talks about other married couples who love each other as well, everyone seemed to be in love. “I wasn't actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity.”(Pg. 58). Characters in ‘The Great Gatsby’ do not seem to understand the concept of love, because you are supposed to stay monogamous to one another. The men fight over the women like they are toys and if Gatsby and Daisy were so in love they would have been together way before all this conflict; since they have been in love for 10 years. The storyline does not add up and it's so complicated to understand. “The Great Gatsby” surprisingly doesn't revolve around Gatsby’s life, until the end even the then it's not really really about him. The main focus is on wealth, love and affairs rather than the Great Jay Gatsby. It is a clear understanding to why F. Scott Fitzgerald had such a hard time naming his