Daisy In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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In this excerpt from The Great Gatsby, Gatsby's dream of Daisy is finally coming to fruition. Nick has invited Daisy over to his house, and Gatsby, in turn, invites the two of them to his house. “I want you and Daisy to come over to my house.” Gatsby uses Nick to get Daisy to go to his place, and Nick uses the opportunity to glean more information about the mysterious Gatsby. When Daisy arrives and Gatsby gets caught up in the version of Daisy he has created in his mind, Nick is no longer needed. Each man is characterized as somewhat self-serving as he attempts to use the opportunity at hand to get what he wants. Because Gatsby is visibly nervous at the idea of finally seeing Daisy again, Nick’s questioning about his suspicious background throws Gatsby further off-kilter. Nick says, “I thought you inherited your money.” Gatsby responds, “I did, old sport. but I lost most of it in the big panic—the panic of the war.” He tries to worm his way out of the questioning by stating, “That’s my affair,” but he quickly realizes that it is an ambiguous answer that might make Nick suspicious and lists a few ventures he was involved with. Gatsby’s thoughts are clearly on Daisy, and he almost forgets the pretense he must keep up in order to impress her. …show more content…

Gatsby's full attention and confidence are restored when Daisy lays eyes on his huge house and exclaims, “That huge place THERE?” As Gatsby walks her through the house, the reader is given the layout through Nick’s eyes: the Marie Antoinette music rooms, the Restoration salons, the Marton College Library, and Gatsby’s own bedroom. Gatsby gains more confidence as Daisy becomes more enamored. She even cries when she sees the contents of Gatsby's closet, claiming, “They’re such beautiful shirts.” Gatsby’s visions of Daisy become more real. He predicted that the more wealth and material possessions he acquired, the better chance he’d have to win Daisy

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