As I continued to read about and come to understand the love story between Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I wondered what went wrong. I am still extremely confused at to why if they were so very much in love only 5 years ago, why they didn't get married.
One quote from this novel gave me an idea on this topic. It has given me a glimpse into the mindset of Gatsby.
"...a ladder and mounted to a secret place above the trees-he could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder" (Fitzgerald, pg110).
I wonder if Gatsby had to chose between his love of Daisy and living a life of wealth and luxury.
"if he climbed alone"- To me, this seems to suggest that he had to go on in life, without settling down with a loved one and starting a family, if he was to make a name for himself. In order for Gatsby to "suck on the pap of life" and "gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder" he had to go out alone. I also want to guess that maybe he wanted to form all this wealth for Daisy. So, maybe someday Daisy would come to him and feel all the joys of riches.
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