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An Obsession For The Past
Obsessing too much over anything is unhealthy for a human being. Gatsby, in The Great Gatsby, dedicates his life to finding his lost love, Daisy, despite changes that may have occurred since the relationship ended. It is a love from the past that he longs for once again. Gatsby’s obsession gets to the point that he will do almost anything to retrieve the life that he once lived. Due to Gatsby’s attachment to the past and obsession to relive it, he forgets to live in the present and dedicates everything in searching for the history he once knew. Life becomes unsatisfactory until his longing is fulfilled.
Gatsby’s love forms before he leaves for war, to a young woman named Daisy. “She was the first ‘nice’ girl he had ever known (p. 148)”. However, he has to leave right when he starts to realize his love for her. While at war, they write letters to each other. Then, Nick retells Gatsby’s story:
After the Armistice he tried......

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