The Meaning Of The Past In The Great Gatsby

In the novel, the great gatsby, we see various characters develop a certain meaning to the work due to their past. For example, when the novel begins we see the narrator, nick carraway, come to West Egg and uncover the past. Gatsby, as we find out, has a past with nicks cousin, daisy. There the novel took on a different meaning. Daisys marriage turns out to be for the wrong reasons and the past comes into play. Daisy used to love gatsby before the war