Examples Of Sacrifice In The Great Gatsby

On the way home from the hotel, Daisy, driving Gatsby's car, hits Tom's mistress, Myrtle. Gatsby says he'll take the blame for the death of Myrtle, therefore Daisy doesn't have to be arrested. Tom finds out and tells George Wilson, the husband of Myrtle. Enraged with the death of his wife, George shoots Gatsby in the pool. In the next chapter, Tom tells Nick one day passing by, "'That fellow had it coming to him.

Self-sacrifice is the act of forsaking one's personal interests or well-being for the sake of others. When we love someone, we place the other person's interests and needs before our own as we prioritise their happiness over our own. Hence, loving someone truly requires self-sacrifice. This essay will be looking at The Great Gatsby, authored by F S Fitzgerald, and Cartagena, authored by Nam Le. There are several instances in which an individual self-sacrifices in the interests of another person they love and care for.

The majority of people put their lives on the line to achieve the American Dream. As if without having to have the American Dream come true, their life would seem meaningless. However, little do they know the sacrifices they would face in their pursuit of this idolized lifestyle.

He desires a relationship with Daisy above all else. From Gatsby’s perspective, Daisy appears to be a sweetheart and a dream girl, his ultimate desire. As Barrett puts it, Daisy is a symbol of wealth, status, and the “good life” (12). Gatsby wants to see Daisy very badly but tries to act as if he does not. Though he tries to be nonchalant, he puts forth a great effort to ensure that everything is as perfect as it can possibly be when he does see her (Fitzgerald 82-84).

“I think it is all a matter of love; the more you love a memory the stronger and stranger it becomes” (Vladimir Nabokov). 2. This quote parallels the way Gatsby built up the memory of Daisy and him for five years. 3.

Why do people not always get what they deserve? Gatsby does not get what he should. Tom and Daisy also do not get what they deserve. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how people do not always get what they deserve.

There, conflict arises between Tom and Gatsby, and their world of fantasy becomes a world of rivalry and strife. In the midst of conflict, Myrtle Wilson is struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle. Nick later learns this vehicle to have been driven by Daisy; however, Gatsby shoulders the blame. Nick’s morality is tried one last time, as he must decide whether or not to let Gatsby take the blame for such a horrible incident. Nick ultimately decides to leave Gatsby despite the previous knowledge he acquired.

A few days later, Tom invites Nick to his party in New York City. Before they go to New York City, they stop at an auto shop in an area between the West Egg and New York City, called the Valley of Ashes, to pick up Tom's mistress, Myrtle. Nick realizes that Myrtle is arrogant and superficial. This party seemed endless and, in a way, sets the tone for other parties in the novel. Nick grows fascinated with his neighbor Jay Gatsby, who hosts lavish parties in the West Egg. "

The theme of The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald is that the upper class tend to participate in actions that are commonly seen as dishonest, unfaithful, or sketchy. Characters like Nick, Gatsby, Tom and George have twisted views on their own reality due to unfaithfulness and dishonesty. Nick was constantly lied to in the story, for example, Gatsby lied to him about where he got his money. Lies, similar to the one above, gave Nick some twisted views on the reality of his friendship. Gatsby had a twisted view on love due to Daisy marrying Tom right after he left for the war, rather than waiting for him.

In the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the speaker, Nick, describe many complex attitudes towards hope by showing the complexity of Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship to express this theme. Nick uses literary devices such as similes, metaphors, and juxtaposition to portray to the audience how Gatsby and Daisy’s love may seem tangible to them, but in reality, they are worlds apart. Nick uses similes to have the audience understand that Gatsby and Daisy are constantly hoping for a better life, and that utopian life to them is to be together. “It had seemed as close as a star to the moon”(Fitzgerald 94).

His number one dream was to be able to reunite with Daisy so they could fall in love again and live a new life together. Since Daisy already achieved this dream with her husband Tom, there lies no hope for Gatsby no matter how much he pushed. Gatsby made many sacrifices by spending lots of money preparing parties and sending people to search for Daisy to attend. There is also the amount of time he spent waiting for her to submit to his advances that ultimately went unrecognized. Gatsby's biggest sacrifice for Daisy was taking the blame for murder when truly Daisy was to blame.

Later, Gatsby takes the blame of killing Myrtle Wilson in the car accident: “Was Daisy driving?”  ‘Yes,’ he said after a moment, ‘but of course I’ll say I was.” (p.154). Although, the protagonist is more committed to the idea of Daisy, than her true self. Self-centered, Gatsby believes that

Characters throughout The Great Gatsby present themselves with mysterious and questionable morals. Affairs, dishonest morals, criminal professions, weak boundaries and hypocritical views are all examples of immorality portrayed in The Great Gatsby. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, lies and mischief fill the lives of many and significantly damage numerous relationships. First, Jay Gatsby's whole life is consumed into a massive lie. His personality traits set him apart from others and the attention he accumulates motivates him to falsely portray his life.

Throughout the book Gatsby had been trying to reach a goal. This goal being to see his past lover, Daisy. Gatsby had met Daisy five years prior to his meeting with Nick. Gatsby had to go and join the war leaving Daisy behind and her to marry Tom. Gatsby knew about the events going on in Daisy 's life and he strove so many limits just to try to reach her.

Fitzgerald makes it apparent throughout the novel that Gatsby does everything in hopes to compete against Tom and impress Daisy. For example, Gatsby throws lavish parties every weekend with the hope that Daisy will stumble in, and then they will be reunited and return to their old ways. Additionally, when Gatsby moves to the West Egg, he purposefully purchases an extravagant mansion near the Buchanan’s mansion where he can view their emerald light on his dock. Throughout the duration of The Great Gatsby, Gatsby noticeably envies Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband, for seizing the life that Gatsby was not able to achieve. Gatsby longs to return to the passionate relationship they had five years prior and maybe even create a family similar to the family Daisy has with Tom.