Jealousy, greed, and deception are all characteristics of evil and have been since the beginning of time. Because of the behavior of those who spitefully use these traits in wickedness, they have been known to cause countless tribulations. Kingdoms have fallen, alliances broken, families divided, and even some friendships couldn’t survive the stranglehold of these evils. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, all of these personalities play a huge part in making for a superb American novel.
Jealousy appears in its most common form. It’s the classic showdown featuring two men wanting the same woman. Even though Daisy is taken, Gatsby is determined to make her his companion. Every time he sees Daisy, or how it’s symbolized “his dream”, it’s a mix of emotions. Its pleasure in that he enjoys everything that she represents: wealth, beauty, power, and an image of happiness. Its pain in that he realizes the true reality that he and Daisy are apart. Not only were he and......
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