When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the story “The Great Gatsby”, he never would have thought that it would generate such a debate over whether it is a love story, or a story on the failure of the American dream. Critics on both sides of the debate use specific quotes from the story to argue their points. My stance of the story is that it is a love story. The quote that can be used to argue that it is a love story is this, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay”, (83; ch.4). The quote that was mentioned above is one of the many reasons that the story is a love story. Gatsby was a rich person, which is explained by the fact that Gatsby throws huge parties and owns a large house; to add on to all of that, Gatsby has a large collection of new and expensive cars. Daisy had an attraction towards Gatsby; however, Daisy was already married to Tom Buchanan. Back when Gatsby and Daisy were younger, the two had a relationship going on. But after World War 1 broke out, Gatsby got drafted into the Army and served, participating in many deadly battles. Once the war was over, Gatsby came back highly decorated. When they saw each other again, Daisy had already gotten married. Gatsby tried to impress Daisy by buying Daisy expensive things in order to make Daisy think that Gatsby could buy everything .Money can be a decisive factor in relationships, and because Gatsby was rich, Daisy thought that Gatsby was a perfect match.
During relationships, people can act differently whenever that certain person is around. Gatsby falls under that, my reason being is evidence from this quote, “His heart beat faster as Daisy’s white face came up to his own, he knew when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable death, his mind would never romp again like the mind of god.”(117;ch.6). That quote is mentioning that Gatsby always seems to act differently around Daisy, and can change his attitude in a second