Daisy's Relationship To The Past In The Great Gatsby
The novel The Great Gatsby includes many characters that have difficulties with their past. Jay Gatsby is one of those characters and he must contend with his past. Gatsby’s relationship to the past is what makes problems arise in this novel and the characters take decisions from there.
Gatsby had a past that he kept secret, he hardly brought up that conversation and lied about it when it was necessary. For example, James stated that he came from a formal wealthy family. The truth was that Gatsby actually came from a family of farmers in North Dakota. Although Gatsby lied about the majority of his past, he did say that he attended college which was true. When Gatsby attended college he had to work in the janitorial services in order to pay …show more content…
For instance, in this time period of Gatsby’s life all he desired was to have Daisy back in his life. Gatsby understood that Daisy was now married and had a new life, but he insisted in reliving the past that he had with her. Reliving the past with Daisy was Gatsby’s way of dealing with his societal past. The desire to achieve his goals contributed to the whole novel in a way that Gatsby’s intents to always satisfy Daisy and try to meet with her made the reader understand what type of person Gatsby was. From the beginning of the book to the last part of the book we see how Gatsby’s wish of having a life with his loved one grows and then suddenly it goes uncomplete. The entire novel is telling the story of Gatsby’s ambitiousness and desires. It is even made clear that the Gatsby was so tunneled to obtaining the love of Daisy that he really believed all of his wealth would win her back. It is important to understand that the only reason Gatsby could not marry Daisy since they first met was because of Gatsby’s economic status. Gatsby understood this situation and forced himself to become successful only to be approved by Daisy’s parents. Gatsby’s idea of changing his life and hiding all of his past to be approved by society and marry Daisy was one of the main discussions in the
Gatsby had a past that he kept secret, he hardly brought up that conversation and lied about it when it was necessary. For example, James stated that he came from a formal wealthy family. The truth was that Gatsby actually came from a family of farmers in North Dakota. Although Gatsby lied about the majority of his past, he did say that he attended college which was true. When Gatsby attended college he had to work in the janitorial services in order to pay …show more content…
For instance, in this time period of Gatsby’s life all he desired was to have Daisy back in his life. Gatsby understood that Daisy was now married and had a new life, but he insisted in reliving the past that he had with her. Reliving the past with Daisy was Gatsby’s way of dealing with his societal past. The desire to achieve his goals contributed to the whole novel in a way that Gatsby’s intents to always satisfy Daisy and try to meet with her made the reader understand what type of person Gatsby was. From the beginning of the book to the last part of the book we see how Gatsby’s wish of having a life with his loved one grows and then suddenly it goes uncomplete. The entire novel is telling the story of Gatsby’s ambitiousness and desires. It is even made clear that the Gatsby was so tunneled to obtaining the love of Daisy that he really believed all of his wealth would win her back. It is important to understand that the only reason Gatsby could not marry Daisy since they first met was because of Gatsby’s economic status. Gatsby understood this situation and forced himself to become successful only to be approved by Daisy’s parents. Gatsby’s idea of changing his life and hiding all of his past to be approved by society and marry Daisy was one of the main discussions in the