The days immediately after Gatsby's death are a blur to me. I had to deal with the endless processions of photographers, heartless reporters and the curiosity of passing children. Their rumours of Gatsby's life barely contained any truth. They did not know Gatsby the way I knew him. He was a quiet man, but one I believed to have integrity and great honour. Perhaps Gatsby's only flaw was that he was trying to recapture the past, he was trying to live the American dream. He longed to go back to when he first met Daisy and everything seemed so simple. However, his dream of a life with Daisy was one he would never be able to posses.
My time in West Egg was coming to a close and as I waited for the removalists to collect the rest of my belongings, I found myself standing in front of Gatsby's house, reminiscing. I thought back to the events of the summer and the huge parties Gatsby would hold. I remember him as a reserved host, one who would shy away from his guests. He would prefer to sit and watch from his balcony waiting, hoping for Daisy to enter his party. For me these parties also helped to nurture t
When I think about it, I know Gatsby and Daisy's relationship really had no future. Gatsby was trying to recapture the past years that he and Daisy had shared so lovingly with each other. Gatsby's only purpose of living was for Daisy, she was the only reason he held parties and the only reason he made sure he was wealthy. It was all to make her happy. However, this would never be enough for Daisy. She needed the establishment that Tom offered. She needed someone who was wealthy with the right social standings and not someone that had fortunately acquired it. Gatsby's love for Daisy lead to his downfall. He believed and trusted her to much to think that she would ever go against him. This blind trust led to his death, a death that Daisy has to be held accountable for as well. But I know there is nothing I could say to her that would make her realise this. She will have to live with it for the rest of her life.
he friendship that may have even been love, that I felt for Jordan.
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