Examples Of Expectations In The Great Gatsby

In this scene, Gatsby is trying his hardest to win back Daisy even though previous attempts were unsuccessful. In this attempt, Despite Gatsby’s efforts, he watches Daisy vanish into her, “rich, full life,” (Fitzgerald 149), Gatsby in this scene is left with nothing but his own feeling of still being married to her even though shes not there with him. With these feelings, Gatsbys emotions begin to show when he comes to the realization that he'll never get her back. Gatsbys dream of getting Daisy back to fall in love with him is seeming to be getting further and further away from reach as he watches her basically having her best life. Gatsby's obsession with Daisy goes beyond reason and he becomes nearly consumed by his own illusion, as he writes, “No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.”

But despite that, Daisy thinks, or likes to think, she has everything. Her “everything” includes the wealth, love, and the happiness, which all ties into the American Dream. She thought she has all she wants but is slowly realizing she has nothing. Not to mention she has a child, who does not seem important to her at all. When her child was born Daisy said, “I’m glad it’s a girl.

Gatsby’s unrealistic expectations are not only delegated to him but are delegated to

Daisy soon leaves Tom’s side and joins Gastsby’s, and together they would dance, then they sat and chatted with each other on Nick’s steps. When Daisy leaves for the night and Garsby realizes that she did not have a good time at the party, exaggerated to Nick that “she used to be able to understand '' (Fitzgerald 85). Later in the conversation, he tells Nick in determination that he was going to fix everything with Daisy the way it was before (Fitzgerald 85). Gatsby is uneasy and panicked at the fact that Daisy did not enjoy the party. He is frustrated that he cannot figure out Daisy and that their relationship is not the same as it used to be.

Daisy is not just a shallow gold digger, she is a tragic lover who was corrupted by greed and money and materialistic things. Her whole life shows the extreme extent of how the love and lust for money affected Americans in the

Daisy tells Nick that when her daughter, Pammy, was born she said, “I’m glad its a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool” (17). Daisy knows that in society nobody values the intelligence women have, all people look to in women is beauty. She strongly believes that the only way a woman can be happy in this world is by being a beautiful fool. Daisy does not consider herself a fool and does not want her daughter to experience the pain and obstacles she has in her

He wants everything to be perfect as if the arrangement was not planned at all and just a coincidence. Gatsby is so fixated with Daisy to the point that he has all these great parties to hopefully see her one day. Not only this, but he made it his priority to find someone who is friends with Daisy so he drags them into his plan. Gatsby’s dedication to his tactics is unhealthy since he has not moved on and thinks that Daisy is his true love.

In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the protagonist, Jay Gatsby, pursues his love interest, Daisy Buchanan. Although Gatsby glorifies Daisy, in truth, she is careless. This misconception of Daisy results in disaster, as Gatsby’s obsession to win her affection leaves him emotionally unstable and spoils his reputation. Throughout the novel, Gatsby idealizes Daisy, thinking extremely highly of her, which is evident in his expectations of her. In reality however, Daisy is far from the perfect character Gatsby conceptualizes; on the contrary, she is extraordinarily disingenuous and materialistic.

Gatsby and Daisy reunited at the home of Nick Carraway, who was Gatsby’s neighbor, Daisy’s cousin, and the narrator of The Great Gatsby. Their initial reunion was awkward but then Nick left them to talk alone for a time and when he returned the mood had greatly improved. “Gatsby got himself into a shadow and while Daisy and I talked looked conscientiously from one to the other of us with tense unhappy eyes. However, as calmness wasn't an end in itself I made an excuse at the first possible moment and got to my feet. “Where are you going?” demanded Gatsby in immediate alarm.

After they found Gatsby's dead body Nick wanted to call Daisy to tell her cause he believes she loved him. That was true but she loves money more. He called and the butler answered saying they had left that afternoon and didn’t leave an address to where they are going. This just shows how Daisy craves money more than love or anything else she has to have money and materialistic things. She wants love too

Daisy’s character conveys an obsession with materialistic things and money, which ultimately lead to her destruction. When Gatsby had to leave for the war, Daisy chose Tom over him instead of waiting for Gatsby to return. Daisy valued wealth over the true, genuine love that Gatsby had for her. From a very young age, Daisy possessed many materialistic values and she will continue to live a privileged life. Gatsby states, “She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me” (Fitzgerald, 130).

Daisy is shown through her expensive house, rich husband, and luxurious attire, to help mask her ultimately unhappy identity. She has had so many opulent experiences due to marrying Tom, yet she feels so empty and wanting more with her life: “’You see I think everything’s terrible anyhow’ she went on in a convinced way…‘I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything’” (Fitzgerald 17). Daisy’s true character is revealed shortly in the story when she tells Nick how she has seen and done everything, yet feels empty and that everything is terrible. Daisy believes that money can buy happiness, which is why she has to purchase everything to fill a potential void in her life.

Gatsby's enduring dedication to creating a perfect future with Daisy blinds him to the reality of their relationship. Despite Daisy's marriage to Tom, Gatsby remains convinced he can win Daisy back with love. The unrealistic pursuit of winning Daisy leads to tragic consequences, as he takes the blame for Daisy's actions, ultimately facing his demise when Goerge "shoots him in the pool of his mansion. " Gatsby's death highlights the destructive nature of extreme feelings of regret and satisfaction, driving individuals to lose touch with reality. The novel vividly depicts how Gatby's obsession with Daisy isolates him from society and distorts his life purpose.

Daisy could have married the man that she truly loved if she was not wealthy. It is easy for a wealthy person to not care about other people and live an extravagant life. After he meets up with Tom, Nick declares, “... Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness... let other people clean up the mess they had made” (Fitzgerald 179).

Daisy’s top motivator is money. In the movie, Daisy wants to live her life to the fullest with expensive cars and big houses. This is shown when Daisy was so interested in money that Daisy married Tom even though she still expressed love for Gatsby (Luhrmann). In the novel, Daisy was not thankful for the 350,000-dollar pearl necklace that Tom gave to her. “Take ‘em down stairs and give ‘em back to whoever they belong to.