Life after Jay Gatsby
Life after Gatsby
"Alternative Ending"
What would life have been like for the people who had an emotional connection to Gatsby? After his death, only a few people were affected. Nick would have benefited from Gatsby’s company as a friend and as a colleague, considering the emotional ties they had between themselves. Gatsby’s life would have turned out how the reader and Gatsby pictured; Daisy wouldn’t have any complaints, she would have had exactly the guy she had dreamed of. Even though only a few people would of cared, the impact of Gatsby on their lives would have been exponential. Nick, for instance, had broken mentally. When they would talk amongst themselves, Nick would learn more about how to reach a goal because of the strong enunciative Gatsby had for anything set for himself; to Nick, Gatsby was the icon or image of the word hope. "Reserving judgments is a matter infinite hope."- (Nick Carraway pg.15) Hope was more than just a word; it was ambition to strive for the American Dream. When realizing that the death of his friend was real, he had lost hope. Nick would have benefited greatly from his friend not being murdered in cold blood. Nick was Gatsby’s only true friend and he would have inherited some of Gatsby’s money or even his house from the stong and surreal relationship they had. Daisy disappearing after Gatsby's death changed Nick as well because she was a person that he could go to for help. Nick would of been more prosperous and mentally stable if Gatsby had lived, and if Daisy had stayed in his life.
Daisy's life would of been better off if Gatsby had not of passed away. She was Gatsby's only love and he was her first love as well."She vanished into her rich house, into her rich, full life, leaving Gatsby - nothing. He felt married to her, that was all." (Narration pg. 142) It was because of Tom that she was not married to Gatsby. After bumps in her relationship with Tom, she had considered marrying her true love; Gatsby. On
"Alternative Ending"
What would life have been like for the people who had an emotional connection to Gatsby? After his death, only a few people were affected. Nick would have benefited from Gatsby’s company as a friend and as a colleague, considering the emotional ties they had between themselves. Gatsby’s life would have turned out how the reader and Gatsby pictured; Daisy wouldn’t have any complaints, she would have had exactly the guy she had dreamed of. Even though only a few people would of cared, the impact of Gatsby on their lives would have been exponential. Nick, for instance, had broken mentally. When they would talk amongst themselves, Nick would learn more about how to reach a goal because of the strong enunciative Gatsby had for anything set for himself; to Nick, Gatsby was the icon or image of the word hope. "Reserving judgments is a matter infinite hope."- (Nick Carraway pg.15) Hope was more than just a word; it was ambition to strive for the American Dream. When realizing that the death of his friend was real, he had lost hope. Nick would have benefited greatly from his friend not being murdered in cold blood. Nick was Gatsby’s only true friend and he would have inherited some of Gatsby’s money or even his house from the stong and surreal relationship they had. Daisy disappearing after Gatsby's death changed Nick as well because she was a person that he could go to for help. Nick would of been more prosperous and mentally stable if Gatsby had lived, and if Daisy had stayed in his life.
Daisy's life would of been better off if Gatsby had not of passed away. She was Gatsby's only love and he was her first love as well."She vanished into her rich house, into her rich, full life, leaving Gatsby - nothing. He felt married to her, that was all." (Narration pg. 142) It was because of Tom that she was not married to Gatsby. After bumps in her relationship with Tom, she had considered marrying her true love; Gatsby. On