Question

write a paragraph 5-6 sentences explaining how jay Gatsby values or wants the attention of daisy and use evidence from the book the great gatsby

Answer 1

Jay Gatsby organizes his whole life around gaining Daisy’s attention and making her love him again. He buys the mansion directly across the bay and fills it with lavish parties meant to attract her—Nick even notes that at Gatsby’s house “people were not invited—they went there” (Ch. 3), yet Gatsby’s real focus is always Daisy. When she finally comes to his house he ostentatiously displays his wealth—“He took out a pile of shirts and began throwing them, one by one, before us” (Ch. 5)—as if material splendor can secure her admiration. The image of him reaching toward the green light—“He stretched out his arms toward the dark water” (Ch. 1)—and Nick’s observation that Daisy fell short of “the colossal vitality of his illusion” (Ch. 5) show how deeply he has idealized her. In the end Gatsby insists Daisy must renounce Tom—“He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: ‘I never loved you’” (Ch. 7)—and even tells Nick “Can’t repeat the past? … Why of course you can!” (Ch. 6), revealing that what he most values is not simply her presence but her absolute, unquestioning devotion.