Relationships In Great Gatsby And Hum If You Don T Know The Words

Relationships are the most important aspects of a person’s life, as they shape each individual. Throughout The Great Gatsby and Hum If You Don’t Know the Words, many relationships are viewed as unhealthy. Gatsby’s relationship with Daisy is mainly imaginary.Gatsby’s fantasy of what his relationship with Daisy would look like when they met again was unrealistic. On the other hand, It helped Gatsby to get through tough times in his life, because he could tell himself that once he was with Daisy, everything would be okay. Although this idea of a relationship helped Gatsby to overcome challenges in his life, it was unhealthy. His unrealistic expectations caused him to put improbable and impossible expectations onto Daisy. Gatsby’s depiction of
Daisy is similar to Robin’s idea of Cat. Robin’s imaginary sister helps her get through hard times in her life, specifically when losing the people closest to her. After her parent’s death, Robin says, “when I wanted to cry, Cat shed my tears; when I had to be brave, Cat became a coward” (69). Robin struggles to cope with the loss of her parents, but the idea of Cat has helped her to deal with this grief. Her relationship with Cat is, however, unhealthy, because it causes her to avoid the grief she is feeling, which bottles up over time until it eventually explodes. Although some relationships help others to get through the tough times, they are unhealthy because it is a tool to put their true feelings aside and avoid the true problems in their lives.