F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby :: Fitzgerald Great Gatsby Essays

F. Scott Fitzgeralds The gravid GatsbyIn The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Daisy miller by Henry James, most of the characters are under fancys during the majority of the plot. The plots are carried out with the characters living under these illusions, which are mainly over light by the ends of the stories. The disillusionment of most of the characters stoply diminishes the foundation in which the plots were built upon, direct to the downfall of few of the main characters and the altering of the other characters. In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby functions under the illusion that Daisy is perfect and is living in such bother because she was forced to marry tom due to Gatsby being away at war and being poor. This illusion leads Gatsby to spend his entire adult sprightliness pining after Daisy and cheating his way up the loving and sparing ladder in order to win her over. Gatsby believes that Daisy will someday come back to him because she loves him so much and they will live happily eer after together. Daisy is living under the illusion that Gatsby has become rich and thriving by working so hard and getting lucky with some investments. I think that when she first met him she probably did love him. He conveyed something to her that was the complete opposite of what she was a poor soldier that did not have the cordial class that she possessed. But now her attitudes have changed and she is attracted to him because of his money and his apparent success. tomcat functions under the illusion that Daisy not only loves him now, but has always love him and been completely devoted to him. Daisy does admit that she once loved him, but he was not her first choice Gatsby was. Tom is also under the illusion that Daisy will neer leave him. He has an ongoing, almost public passage of arms with Myrtle but still wants to be devoted to Daisy and demands her devotion to him. Tom feels as if he will never lose anything his money, Daisy, or his social status . Although their money and social status gives them everything they need and want, they are still alert in life and in marriage. No matter what and who they have, they are never satisfied. Tom had Daisy, but wants Myrtle, too. Daisy has Tom, but wants Gatsby, too.