Great gatsby 8
Great gatsby 8Iterpretive Essay
Then wear the Gold hat, if that will move her if you can bounce high, bounce for her too Till she cry, 'Lover, gold-hatted , high-bouncing lover, I must have you'
This poem is about someone's struggle to obtain a woman just out of reach. He does everything for her. "Then wear the Gold hat, if that will move her," Shows even the smallest things are done with her in mind. The poem does assume that if everything is done for her, then she will eventually be his.
This is not only the story of Gatsby, but also the story of F. Scott Fitzgerald. He sought out his ex-wife, with the same "Everything for you" attitude. She refused to marry him until he made his first million. Since he had fixated on her as his goal, he did not realize that could not be the basis of a healthy relationship.
According to his letters to his daughter Scotty, he did finally realize this but not until too late. He realized that she demanded to much from him. She expected everything to be done for her, because that's what she was used to. Gatsby couldn't keep that up, she was sucking everything out of him, including his other dreams and goals. That is what ultimately...
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