How Does Gatsby Present Love In The 1920s

‘I did love him once[Tom]-- but I loved you too. ’”(Fitzgerald 132) Daisy’s indecisiveness reveals that she will remain with Tom, regardless of her prior commitments. Gatsby had thrived off the idea of Daisy never being in love with Tom, by stating that she had loved the both of them solidified the idea that she opposed Gatsby’s main intent: her absolute and individual

When you love someone, it causes us to do crazy things that we would have never had agreed to do. “Obsession: an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind. Love: an intense feeling of deep affection.” Gatsby’s love is all over the place for Daisy... or is it love? The things he has done for her, just to meet once again are extensive; impressing her with his money, buying a house across the bay for her, throwing extravagant parties.

His dreams and goals were to unreal for Daisy to reach thus breaking poor Gatsby’s heart. “‘...Just tell him the truth--that you never loved him--and it’s all wiped out forever.’ ... ‘I can’t help what’s past.’ ... ‘I did love him once--but I loved you too’”(117-118). Gatsby now realizes that his dream may never come true, Daisy will not leave Tom and admit she never had feelings for him, after all, why would she marry Tom if she never loved him?

By attracting Daisy, “Gatsby sees the potential for future happiness, acceptance, and the resumption of a stalled love” (Heise 58). Gatsby also attempts to remove Daisy’s husband, Tom, by arguing that Daisy has never loved

However, there are even more connections to dishonesty and disloyalty that proceed far beyond Tom and Daisy’s relationship. Tom is even unfaithful to his mistress, Myrtle, as he makes a “short deft movement… [breaking] her nose with his open hand” (Fitzgerald 37) for mentioning Daisy’s name. This proves that Tom has no real love for either women. Domestic/dating violence is not uncommon in the real world - especially towards women - and many victims are blind to how abusive these acts are, as they are unable to see past the love for their partner. In fact, “85% of domestic violence victims are women” (Facts Domestic Violence #2) and “1/4 of women worldwide will experience domestic/dating violence in their lifetime” (Facts Domestic Violence #3).

The destructive power of obsession and love can corrupt one's morals and can lead to one hollow and unfulfilling existence. And consumed by desires and being unable to control their actions, leads to tragic consequences. Set in the booming 20s after the great war “The Great Gatsby '' displays an extravagant and over-the-top 20s with a story of love and despair. In his book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author displays that corruption from obsession and love hurts more people than helps.

It’s not like Daisy never loved Tom. She did. She just loved Gatsby more. But sadly no one had heard from Gatsby for weeks. Because of that she married Tom.

True love does not come from idolizing someone in your dreams but comes from the heart and desire to have an authentic and genuine relationship with that person. Throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby, the long-lasting relationship between Daisy and Jay Gatsby is not built on the foundation of love, but on the desire for wealth, status, and fulfillment of the American dream. As shown in this novel, Gatsby chases after Daisy with the intention of obtaining her love and ruining her current relationship but does not prevail and only finds himself trying to succeed in his dream. He finds that his dream is ruined and he cannot yet love again while focused on it.

The story, The Great Gatsby, had multiple moments when love was bought throughout the story. One of the examples is the amount of money Gatsby has and using them money to look the best for Daisy. Another example is Tom and how he buys Myrtle anything she wanted. The story is filled with moments of love being bought.

True love is hard to come by, and in New York City in the 1920’s it was just as or even more scarce than it is today. The Great Gatsby is a novel set in the roaring twenties in which the main characters who are romantically involved do not genuinely love one another, namely Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby loved Daisy only because of her wealth and beauty and would not have desired her if she did not possess these qualities. Daisy would have loved Gatsby only if he did not have certain flaws. Neither of them truly loved the other with a genuine love, a love that remains in spite of another person's faults.

Love, a deep affection, is only complete when felt by two unique individuals. In this story Gatsby has become blinded by his affection for Daisy he does not stop to consider anything else but being with her. He has this illusion and fantasy he has longed for since a little boy in his dream. While he has obtained everything else, the fame, glory, and wealth he lacks one thing, a lover. He has his life all crafted out and Daisy was his missing piece.

‘Even that’s a lie,’ said Tom savagely. ‘She didn’t know you were alive. Why--there’re things between Daisy and me that you’ll never know, things that neither of us can ever forget.’ The words seemed to bite physically into Gatsby”(132). Gatsby’s consent of Daisy’s love angered Tom causing him to accuse her love to be a lie.

In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the male-female relationships are characterized by a loss of control which portray the nature of these relationships as destructive and lonely. From an outsider’s perspective, these relationships seem joyful and full of love but underneath are catastrophic. They create false images for themselves to look good in the public eye and hide from their true feelings. Daisy and Tom, the happy, wealthy couple, are stuck in a fatal relationship. Daisy and Tom are in love at one point; however, throughout the novel they lose feelings for each other.

The pursuit of love can feel like an endless journey, never ceasing until you’ve found the one. The Great Gatsby is a story told from the perspective of Nick Carraway, an up-and-coming bond salesman living in a small cottage in West Egg next to the affluent Jay Gatsby. Across the bay in East Egg is Nick’s distant cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband Tom. “anyone lived in a pretty how town” can be interpreted as a poem about two lovers, named anyone and no one. They lived together happily and when it’s their time to go they’re buried next to one another.

In the book The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald portrays and image of love versus infatuation. The relationships between the characters shows the struggle of an emotional connection in a world driven by societal pressures and money. Gatsby’s and Daisy’s relationship with each other is intertwined with each other’s love and lust, and is complicated with their other relationships, such as Daisy’s and Tom’s marriage. Gatsby is the “fool” in love throughout this whole endeavor and his week with Daisy, because of his constant search for love to fill the void in his life that no amount of success can. Gatsby’s complete infatuation with Daisy started out with them meeting five years back, and surfaced into a love affair.