Thesis Statement For The Great Gatsby

The book, “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a great book that captures multiple aspects of the young rich life of Jay Gatsby and his love for a girl that got away, Daisy Buchanan. This brings us to the thesis statement that Gatsby will do almost anything he can to get back with Daisy, who he lost before, such as move very close to her, throw huge parties, have someone else invite her to his house, and even argue with her husband.
In the beginning of the book, Nick gets an invitation not long after he moved into his new house from Gatsby, His neighbor, to go to one of his huge parties that no one is invited to, they just go anyway.”I believe that on the first night i went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few Guests who had actually

been invited. People were not invited--they went there.(41)” The fact that Gatsby only invited Nick to the party is not only because he’s his neighbor or that he recognized he was from the war, but that Nick is cousins with Daisy, the girl the got away from Gatsby.
Another point to make about the parties Gatsby’s throwing is that they are mostly for Daisy to show up to at least one party so Gatsby can meet with her. In the middle of the book Jordan, daisy’s friend, explains that the parties Gatsby throws are for Daisy, “I think he half expected her to wander into one his parties, some night.(79)” Gatsby probably thought that if his parties were big enough, which they were, and that everyone just came uninvited, she would find out about his parties and show up to at least one of them.
In the middle of the story on page 78 of chapter four, Fitzgerald includes the idea that Gatsby bought his house specifically to see Daisy from West egg to East egg where she lived with Tom.”It was a strange coincidence’ I said.

‘But it wasn’t a coincidence at all.’ ‘Why not?’ ‘Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay(78).” Gatsby’s reason to buy that house was to keep Daisy close in case they found a back to each other even though she was already married to Tom. Then on page 92 of chapter five, the author helps the case that buying that house across the bay from Daisy was on purpose.”If it wasn’t four the mist we could see your home across the bay,’ said Gatsby. ‘You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock.(92)” This shows that Gatsby has been keeping track on where Daisy is and now she knows. Going back to chapter one, Fitgerald adds Gatsby reaching out to a green light, which is Daisy, all alone as Nick watches, “But i didn’t call to him, for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone--he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious was, and, far as t from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily i glanced seaward--and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far way, that might have been the end of a dock.(20)” This quote explains that Gatsby is definitely reaching out to Daisy, the green light, and possibly has the mindset that he can get her again

because he now has lots of money compared to when he was young and broke.
The final piece of evidence that Fitzgerald gives to support the thesis that Gatsby would do almost anything to get back with the one that got away: Daisy, is towards the end of the book when Gatsby gets in an argument with Tom over their love for Daisy. Gatsby speaking, “Just tell him the truth--that you never loved him--and it’s all wiped out forever.’ she looked at him blindly. ‘Why--how could i love him--possibly?’ ‘You never loved him.(132)” In this scene in the book shows that Gatsby is so determined to get daisy back, he tells her that she never loved Tom and that he doesn’t love her because of all of the affairs he has had.
In conclusion, the author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, of the book “The Great Gatsby” gives multiple pieces of evidence that Gatsby will do almost anything he can to get back with Daisy, who he lost before, such as move very close to her, throw huge parties, have someone else invite her to his house, and even argue with her husband.