The Role Of Daisy In The Great Gatsby
Chanya Likitkunawong
'The real tragedy of Jay G was not that Daisy betrayed him, but that he could not let go of the past. To what extent do you agree?'
Whilst Daisy was the spark that led to Gatsby's many tragedies, it was Gatsby himself that added fuel to it until it got out of control, ultimately ending in the 'real tragedy', his death. The series of unfortunate events that led to his 'real tragedy' was due to his past with Daisy that hurt him both mentally and physically, causing him to become corrupted and infatuated with Daisy, his willingness to do anything for her leading himself to his death.
Growing up in a poor family, Gatsby became corrupted. He symbolised the American Dream, working himself from the bottom to the top after getting a glimpse of 'wealth', although his own real reason was so that Daisy would come back to him as she was prohibited by her family from having a relationship with him due to his low status. He climbed over other people in order to get where he was, losing himself in the corrupted people around that helped him achieve his "new money" status. Wolfsheim is suggested to be a symbol of corruption. Fitzgerald uses the description of "large, flat-nosed Jew" whilst describing …show more content…
He became someone who wasn't originally, and is uncomfortable with this fact, his "agitated and restless" nature, as well as his "isolation" at his own parties supporting this. Gatsby's parties, as stated in the novel, was his own way of calling for Daisy. Simultaneously, the guests themselves can also be a representation of how corrupted not only the American Dream was, but of how Gatsby himself was an empty shell. This is because of their "vacuous laughter" and alcohol that distorted their own realities. His repetition of parties also suggested to symbolise his obsession of repeating the past despite Nick's criticism of "you can't repeat the
'The real tragedy of Jay G was not that Daisy betrayed him, but that he could not let go of the past. To what extent do you agree?'
Whilst Daisy was the spark that led to Gatsby's many tragedies, it was Gatsby himself that added fuel to it until it got out of control, ultimately ending in the 'real tragedy', his death. The series of unfortunate events that led to his 'real tragedy' was due to his past with Daisy that hurt him both mentally and physically, causing him to become corrupted and infatuated with Daisy, his willingness to do anything for her leading himself to his death.
Growing up in a poor family, Gatsby became corrupted. He symbolised the American Dream, working himself from the bottom to the top after getting a glimpse of 'wealth', although his own real reason was so that Daisy would come back to him as she was prohibited by her family from having a relationship with him due to his low status. He climbed over other people in order to get where he was, losing himself in the corrupted people around that helped him achieve his "new money" status. Wolfsheim is suggested to be a symbol of corruption. Fitzgerald uses the description of "large, flat-nosed Jew" whilst describing …show more content…
He became someone who wasn't originally, and is uncomfortable with this fact, his "agitated and restless" nature, as well as his "isolation" at his own parties supporting this. Gatsby's parties, as stated in the novel, was his own way of calling for Daisy. Simultaneously, the guests themselves can also be a representation of how corrupted not only the American Dream was, but of how Gatsby himself was an empty shell. This is because of their "vacuous laughter" and alcohol that distorted their own realities. His repetition of parties also suggested to symbolise his obsession of repeating the past despite Nick's criticism of "you can't repeat the