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F. Character Analysis of Daisy, Gatsby, and Nick by Scott Fitzgerald in The Great GatsbyJay Gatsby is a lavish, well-known, and mysterious, yet loving, man who has been on a quest for five years. This mission is to search and find his "One True Love" Daisy Buchanan. Jay Gatsby would do anything in the world for Daisy, and he feels like he wants to develop his affection towards her. According to Ross, “Gatsby of course intends to win back Daisy, his sweetheart five years earlier. Everything he accomplished, including making his fortune, was for her” (Ross). Gatsby will demonstrate his adoration in materialistic and emotional ways, but Daisy Buchanan only cares about one type of love. Jay Gatsby was a poor man and he grew up with almost nothing. He worked vigorously for everything he got in his life, which was not comfortable. However, when Gatsby first met Daisy, his whole life plan changed (Ross). Jay said: “I can't describe to you how surprised I was to discover that I loved [Daisy], my old sport. I even hoped for a while that she would abandon me, but she didn’t, because she was in love with me too” (Fitzgerald 160). Jay Gatsby's plan was to have Daisy Buchanan in his life for eternity and do everything in his power to make her happy. Unfortunately, the two broke up and Gatsby's plan became to win back Daisy's heart (Baker, D.). Therefore, he threw massive and lavish blows in the hope that one day she would come back to him (Ross). According to The Great Gatsby, “The lights in Gatsby's house don't come on. Heat and sweat become the dominant images” (“Great,” Scott). These gatherings consisted of loud music, alcohol, and lots of dancing. Anyb...... middle of paper ......9): 32. MasterFILE Premier.Web. March 24, 2014.Deirdre Donahue@deirdredonahueUSA, TODAY. "New movie sparks old debate over what 'Gatsby' should be like." USA Today nd: MAS Ultra - School Edition. Internet. March 24, 2014. Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Adobe Reader. PDF “The Great Gatsby”. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Kenneth E. Eble. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1977. 86-107. Twayne American Authors Series 36. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Internet. January 24, 2014.Ross, Deborah. “Intoxicating explosion.” Spectator May 18, 2013: 55. Gale Literary Resources. Internet. January 14, 2014. Schreier, Benjamin. "Second Act of Desire: 'Race' and the Cynical Americanism of The Great Gatsby." Twentieth-Century Literature 53.2 (Summer 2007): 153-181. Rep. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Kathy D. Darrow . Vol. 280. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Gale Information Resources.. 2014.