The Great Gatsby Essay In The Great Gatsby, there are three illicit relationships: Gatsby and Daisy, Nick and Jordan, and Tom and Myrtle. In some ways they are similar, and in some ways each is unique. In this essay, I will compare and examine each of the couples, and try to give some insight as to why none of the relationships worked out. The relationship between Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan was probably the most …showed first 75 words of 375 total…

…showed last 75 words of 375 total…other, they were just there to amuse themselves. This one was also the most damaging. Gatsby, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson all died because of it. For one reason or another, all three of the relationships were doomed to fail. Some due to the circumstances, and some due to the people within them. I believe that out of all six of the characters involved in these relationships, Gatsby was the only one that really loved someone.