The Great Gatsby Quote Analysis

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“The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want”. -Ben Stein. People should know what they want to do in their life, before they go out and try to do things. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the quote relates to the book, Daisy didn’t know which person she wanted in her life. Gatsby couldn’t choose from money or the woman he loved.

Gatsby's obsession over Daisy, stopped him from seeing what he really wanted in life. Tom demanded “Daisy loved me when she married me and she loves me now”(Fitzgerald 131). During the argument it shows how much Tom loved Daisy, and how much love she had for him. It shows how she really cared for Gatsby and Tom, she didn’t care that much. During the heat it shows …show more content…

While Nick and Daisy were at Gatsby’s house, Daisy cried “It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such-such beautiful shirts before”(Fitzgerald 92). At Mr. Gatsby’s house, Gatsby was showing Nick and Daisy around his house and showing them his clothes. Then Daisy started crying because that’s all she wanted was a lot of money and a big house and Gatsby has that, but her husband Tom doesn’t. Daisy started to notice that she should have waited for Gatsby because now he has everything she wants and Tom doesn’t have a lot of money like Mr. Gatsby. “She vanished into her rich house, into her rich, full life, leaving Gatsby nothing” exclaimed Nick (Fitzgerald 149). Throughout the novel Gatsby tries and tries to find Daisy, once he finds her and found out she was happily married, he still tries to talk her into being with him. Then she started using Gatsby and then she just technically killed him and used him just for his parties and his money. “During the argument between Tom and Gatsby, Gatsby states “Daisy’s leaving you” (Fitzgerald 133). This quote shows how much Gatsby was trying to get Daisy. Gatsby just kept trying to get Daisy because he loved her, but in the end he didn’t up with Daisy, she stayed with Tom. “Even alone I can’t say I never loved Tom” Daisy admitted to Tom and Gatsby at the hotel (Fitzgerald 132). During the argument in the room, Gatsby was saying that Daisy just loves

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