Written by F.Scott Fitzgerald, “The Great Gatsby” is an epic love story between Daisy and Gatsby. In an effort to lure Daisy back into his life after his return from war and to rekindle the relationship they once had, Gatsby goes to extremes to catch her attention. On the hottest day of the summer, Daisy, Gatsby, Tom, and Nick all partake on a trip to New York City where tensions heighten and the truth is revealed.
Over the span of 5 years that Gatsby was apart from his one true love; Daisy, Gatsby’s imagination allowed him to run wild. His memory created this perfect, flawless image of Daisy and the relationship they once had and he desired to rekindle that once perfect love. Unfortunately, Daisy could not live up to the expectations Gatsby had created, thus reality did not match up with his expectations. Gatsby’s imagination had gotten the best of him. He had made up such an immense image of what Daisy and their relationship would be like, that upon her return she could not reach his standards of the epic love he desired; she fell short of his expectations. Gatsby had envisioned this epic love between Daisy and him over the span of time that they were apart that no matter how successful their rekindling relationship was, it was never good enough to satisfy his needs. As Daisy gasps, “Oh, you want too much!” (Fitzgerald 133). Gatsby’s imagination allowed him to envision a love that was unreachable. He desired too much, thus in the end his “achievements” or relationship with Daisy, no matter how successful would never be good enough and would never reach the standards he had set within his mind. His imagination ruined the relationship he once had with Daisy because now he was always looking for the next best thing with her, her love and affection just simply was not enough. Due to Gatsby’s strong desire for more, more love, more passion, more excitement out of the relationship, he drove Daisy away, building a huge wedge between them. Gatsby forced the relationship with Daisy too much, thus in the end ruining the relationship they once had. Because their relationship to him was never good enough, was never passionate enough, in the end Daisy and Gatsby were simply a thing of the past, their relationship a mere memory that would someday be forgotten.
Over the span of 5 years that Gatsby was apart from his one true love; Daisy, Gatsby’s imagination allowed him to run wild. His memory created this perfect, flawless image of Daisy and the relationship they once had and he desired to rekindle that once perfect love. Unfortunately, Daisy could not live up to the expectations Gatsby had created, thus reality did not match up with his expectations. Gatsby’s imagination had gotten the best of him. He had made up such an immense image of what Daisy and their relationship would be like, that upon her return she could not reach his standards of the epic love he desired; she fell short of his expectations. Gatsby had envisioned this epic love between Daisy and him over the span of time that they were apart that no matter how successful their rekindling relationship was, it was never good enough to satisfy his needs. As Daisy gasps, “Oh, you want too much!” (Fitzgerald 133). Gatsby’s imagination allowed him to envision a love that was unreachable. He desired too much, thus in the end his “achievements” or relationship with Daisy, no matter how successful would never be good enough and would never reach the standards he had set within his mind. His imagination ruined the relationship he once had with Daisy because now he was always looking for the next best thing with her, her love and affection just simply was not enough. Due to Gatsby’s strong desire for more, more love, more passion, more excitement out of the relationship, he drove Daisy away, building a huge wedge between them. Gatsby forced the relationship with Daisy too much, thus in the end ruining the relationship they once had. Because their relationship to him was never good enough, was never passionate enough, in the end Daisy and Gatsby were simply a thing of the past, their relationship a mere memory that would someday be forgotten.