Great Gatsby Style Analysis
...atsby’s past social status. Gatsby on the other hand, has true love for Daisy and it is his life long dream to cherish her forever. There is “darkness” in their relationship as Daisy does not have any sense of dignity or shame. She is a very confused person herself as her husband is cheating on her and is continually abusing her, but she still sides with him and has no problem being tormented by him for the rest of her life. Gatsby himself has been “confused and disordered” since Daisy left him. He continuously thinks about the past and tries to make it return but is unsuccessful. He has dedicated his whole life to Daisy’s impure love. The relationship has not only destroyed Gatsby’s life, but also has caused major disruptions in Daisy’s personal life. The experience and love that Daisy and Gatsby went through initially in their relationship was pretentious but extraordinary. “[Gatsby] knew that when he kissed [Daisy], and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God.” Gatsby loved Daisy more than life itself and dedicated all his hard work and money to her. He didn’t want the money for himself, but for Daisy. He believed that if he could prove that he had that social position that Daisy longed for, she would come back to him. He knew for sure in his heart that he could not live without her and had to have her when “he kissed her…and she blossomed for him like a flower…” However, Daisy was not the idyllic person one would want to spend their entire life with. Instead, she symbolized destruction, spoilage, and decay. The relationship for her held no true value and she showed her ignorance as her true colors came out after her confrontation with Gatsby after the relationship had long ended. Gatsby still pursued her and ended up paying the ultimate cost, his death. The relationship was nothing more than a fluke. In the midst of his interpretation of Gatsby’s relationship with Daisy, Nick Carraway Is “reminded of something-an elusive rhythm, a fragment of lost words…” The relationship baffles Nick. He is able to put his dream into words, which are normally inexpressible. He is confused by the fact that he is able to do something that is not humanely possible. Not only is he ...