The Great Gatsby (Chapter 9)

Ashlynn McNamara

Theme

This novel has many themes, but the most important and most recognizable ones are love, dishonesty and unhappiness. There is a huge argument and mess created by the love in the book. When Daisy says; "I never loved him" (132). Daisy was saying that she was never in love with Tom, but then later she states; "I did love him once-but I loved you too" (132). In this situation Daisy is saying that she only loves Gatsby but then she says that she also loved Tom at one point in time. Daisy is showing love but also lying, which created the mess between everyone. Dishonesty is shown throughout the whole book, for example, the quotes above. Daisy is lying to both Gatsby and Tom. There is dishonesty between Gatsby, Daisy and Tom. Gatsby loves Daisy, Daisy loves Gatsby, and Daisy supposedly loves Tom. Also the constant cheating on one another. For example, Myrtle cheating on George Wilson with Tom, Tom cheating on Daisy with Myrtle, and Nick cheating on whoever he is supposedly married to in the East. Throughout the book, Daisy is unhappy most of the time. Especially when Gatsby and Tom get in an argument about who Daisy is really in love with. Also Myrtle is unhappy with her marriage with George, she did not really love him but he really loved her.