“No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart” (Fitzgerald, 96).
Gatsby,
in my opinion, is in love with an idea. Was he at one point in love
with Daisy? Yes. However, now, he has built her up too much in his
mind. So much so, that the girl he is actually in love with never
existed. Upon seeing her again, of course he will be completely taken
with the mere sight of her. Even so, I think within only a short period
of time, Gatsby will realize that life with her may not be the
fairytale he has imagined. For one, she’s married and, morally, he should
not love her which, overall, makes him love her more. However, this
presents a major problem. She moved on after he left. Obviously, he
did not. Fitzgerald utilizes this to make The Great Gatsby a shade darker and more heartbreaking. Additionally, she is now a mother which I think always changes
a woman and makes her stronger. This gives her a strong connection to
this family she has created making it difficult for Gatsby to get her to
break apart.
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