The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Gatsby has outdone himself this time. As I walk through the gates, music blares in my ears, with thousands of people dancing, having the time of their lives. Trying to cut through the crowd is like breaking through concrete with your hands. Walking through the grand doorway to find Gatsby sitting in his chair: But to me, it was as if it was his throne. With a nice glass of whisky in one hand and a cigar in the other, peacefully staring off into the distance. Weird that he's not out there dancing and having fun; then again, Gatsby is not one to be noticed. Stacy walks into the room with macaroons, Gatsby's favorite, sits beside him, and they are just chatting, seeing as she walks into the room, his spirits lift, and he seems happy. It was not hard to see how they looked into one another's eyes. They were in love, he was the perfect king, and she was his queen.

"Congratulations," I say as I walk into the room.

"I haven't seen you in a while, old sport," says Gatsby with a big smile and a hug.

"How have you been?"

"better than ever,"he replied with a smile.

Our conversation is short-lived when a confident woman walks through the room. My cousin Daisy, but Gatsby once loved her. As she walked through the living room though Gatsby's eyes, it was as if seeing a ghost. The room becomes more silent. By the second, tension is building up in the room. Stacy looks into my eyes. She is relatively uncomfortable. Understanding why she feels this way, their love story is one long bumpy ride. About five years ago, Daisy and Gatsby were two people who once would burn for one another. However, their love faded as stars became the sun. During the war, Gatsby found they were as far as the sun from the moon, returning home to find his love Daisy: Only to find she was with another. The memory of the war became too much. Gatsby was having nightmares and flashbacks from the trenches; when he was at his worst, he sought help. The mental institution traits those with severe shell shock. There Gatsby became fond of one specific nurse Stacy. Stacy would help Gatsby feel happy again and always make him laugh. Once he was no longer a patient, they went out and were engaged and living in the mansion one year later.

Seeing the look in Daisy's eyes would not be hard for one to see she still loves Gatsby, but she can clearly see he is in love with another. Stacy offers everyone another round of tea, walking towards the kitchen. Gatsby then pulls me into the other room.

"Why is she here? I want her to leave. Did you invite her?" He is furious.

"Pull yourself together. She is only an old friend."

Walking back into the living room, we find Stacy and Daisy chatting; Daisy asks how she and Gatsby came to meet. I see through Daisy's eyes she finds the irony that the man she loves is with another only because she chose to wed someone else. Daisy explains how she has been recently widowed; her late husband Tom has died tragically of a heart attack. Everything is clear now. Daisy was not here to congratulate Gatsby; she was here to see if the spark they once had was still there. Gatsby is awkwardly leaning on the fireplace father from Daisy. Never have I seen him this way. He hasn't said a word, just staring daggers into Daisy's eyes as if he is trying to make her leave. I can see he has not forgiven how she never waited for him and never gave him closure after their love for one another. He deserved that much. One thing was apparent in the room that Gatsby was in love with Stacy, not Daisy. Daisy is Gatsby's past, not his future.

Reflection

In my writing of The Great Gatsby, written by F Fitz jarolled, I used first-person limited from the perspective of Nick, creating more suspension towards the characters. I used this method by making everything through Nick's stream of consciousness. At the beginning of the extract, everyone is relatively happy, and at the end, we see how Gatsby changes. He becomes angry and hateful; towards Daisy. Nick's perspective allows the audience to see Daisy is not a very positive character. For example, when Gatsby states, "why is she here? I want her to leave," this creates the emotion of how Gatsby is a reasonably positive character, but here she turns into someone we haven't seen. Through Nick's eyes, we can understand how the characters really feel and who they are. The scene also influences the audience to not like Daisy because she causes pain to the character Nick likes. I chose first-person limited because, with first-person limited, the audience can see what is happening as it is happening, and it allows me to persuade the readers.