How Did Daisy Grow Up In The Great Gatsby

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According to David Bonham-Carter, a former social worker and life coach, personal belief systems, visions of the future, and current plans take shape according to the events in one’s past. The home one grows up in, the way one is spoken to, and the insults or compliments one receives affect their opinions, behaviors, and plans for today and tomorrow. In The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby’s actions and behaviors illustrate his difficult past. Gatsby grows up in a poor household, explaining his unmanageable desire for riches and stature. Gatsby loses the woman he loves most, Daisy, to another man after he leaves for war; he will do anything in order to win her back and keep her by his side forever. From an early age, children make …show more content…

Like the majority, Gatsby not only daydreams about his past love, but also wants to marry the girl with whom he first experiences romance. From the beginning, Daisy holds Gatsby’s heart tightly: “He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God…Then he kissed her. At his lips’ touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete” (Fitzgerald 110-111). The instant connection Gatsby shares with Daisy bonds them together and creates a shared feeling of security. Gatsby cares an unexplainable amount for Daisy, and she loves this man with all of her soul. Although love envelops both Gatsby and Daisy, he must go off to fight in the war. After he leaves, Daisy marries another man; no matter how much time and distance separate the two, Gatsby determines to win Daisy. Gatsby believes that “‘[he is] going to fix everything just the way it was before’” and that he can reclaim Daisy’s heart and fulfill the future they planned together five years ago (Fitzgerald 110). Gatsby craves her affection so much, that he does everything and anything to dominate her. Although Daisy belongs to another man and has a child, Gatsby wants her to throw it all away and marry him. His

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