In "The Great Gatsby", Gatsby was desperately in love with Daisy, but she was married. He does not have any contact with her for years, so during that time of his scheming in wooing her, he begins to misconceive the image of Daisy as a different person than what she actually was which ultimately leads to his downfall.

Gatsby and Daisy were in love before Gatsby had to go off to war. During that time, Daisy got married to Tom Buchanan. Upon Gatsby's return, every single decision he has made was somehow related to his grand scheme of winning her back. Since he deems himself not worthy to her he does everything he can possibly do to become an honorable man deserving of her, which meant gaining wealth even by illegal means. Gatsby was so delusional by the thought of Daisy that to perpetuate his impression of her he embellishes it every chance he gets, gracing her with more and more features that came to his mind that didn't before. As time goes on, he perceives her as the object of......

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Title: The Great Gatsby
Approximate Word Count: 452
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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