The Great Gatsby Poem Analysis

The found poem is set at the time of Daisy's and Gatsby's reencounter. The poem was intentionally separated into three stanzas in order to highlight the poem's shift. The first stanza seems like the poem will tell the story of past lovers who reunite after many years in order to relive their relationship. Essentially, the first few lines of the poem, "As if the past were lurking in her face...Like a deep memory beginning over again", parallels to how Gatsby perceives his re encounter with Daisy while they are still apart. However, poem's optimistic view of Gatsby's dream takes a sharp turn with the last line "In the eternal blindness of his illusion", it foreshadows that the possibility of recovering Gatsby’s romantic relationship with Daisy is
Therefore when Daisy' true colors are revealed, such as her careless and materialistic ("Full of money") personality, the "orgastic future" he had dreamed of is now completely gone, "coming to pieces like snow". In the end Gatsby is left "watching over nothing" because his life is now purposeless. Another major element of the found poem is Daisy's character description. Like in the novel, The Great Gatsby, Daisy's external features, personality, as well as the shift in these said traits are a frequently highlighted topic and play an important role in the development of the plot. The first line that describes Daisy is "Sad and lovely", which shows Daisy's face as a mixture as emotions and serves to victimize her. Even though she has a controversial personality and was a major element that led to Gatsby’s downfall, it is still important to remind the reader that a portion of Daisy's flaws is due to factors beyond her control. Despite her "lovely" external personality she constantly struggles with a dysfunctional marriage, which is one of the factors that causes her character to