Preview of Gatsby Essay

In the story of the Great Gatsby everyone is more related and similar to each other than you think. Because I’m this story everyone thinks they know what they want but really actually don’t. Gatsby is so tunnel visioned and distracted by love for this one girl named Daisy he is willing to risk it all to get with her. He seems that he can’t let go of the past and is so obtuse that he states that he can change the past. Then there is Nick where he thinks he must be the only honest person in this book and believes that he is being a friend. But he really isn’t even honest with himself really even though he out of everyone is the most honest person. Because if he was he could’ve stood up for Myrtle when Tom disrespectfully punches her in the nose or when all those times when he sees stuff happening and doesn’t open his mouth to others like with people cheating on other people. Then we also have Daisy where she feels like she knows what she wants in life but she really has no clue. Because she has been her husband’s shadow (Tom) and doesn’t get to experience anything on her own until she meet Gatsby and now has seen new colors for shirts and parties just for her.She also knows she wants to leave Tom because of all his cheating but just doesn’t know how I think.  .Then finally we have Tom and he wants too feel in control when he really isn’t. And he is intimidated by Gatsby because he knows she will leave him for Gatsby. With this story being so detailed all these characters have been well thought out and fit very well in this story. We have a man too blinded by love he is willing to travel too the moon and back, a girl in love but doesn’t know if it’s the right love, and a man in middle that has to decide the fait of these two love characters. Then we also get a theme where you must forgive and forget the past in order to move on to future, or else you will parish and sink your boat.