Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Unrequited Love

The defenition of unrequited love is when one person has strong feelings towards another that are not reciprocated. In the story the Great Gatsby, an example of unrequited love is between Tom and Daisy. Daisy married Tom just for his money basically. Tom doesn't have much of any feeling for Daisy because he has a mistress girl that lives in New York who he goes to visit once a week. Tom never has her come to his house, he always is the one traveling up to New York to see her, and it's usually on Sunday's because he says he has nothing better to be doing.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are another example of unrequited love. Mrs. Wilson is having her secret affair with Tom who is cheating on Daisy. Mr. Wilson was oblivious to all the clues and signs that were poitning to Mrs. Wilson having an affair. Tom would come down to the repair shop and talk to Mrs. Wilson, they would then secretly make arrangements of where to meet up to be together away from Mr. Wilson. Tom never felt threatend by Mr. Wilson finding out because he didn't think he was even smart enough to catch onto what was going on.

Many of people have to deal with unrequited love now a days. Alot of people marry there spouse just for the money or extra's they have. Sadly this will usually eventually lead to a divorce. Alot of people are attracted to this life style though because they are to lazy to work and would rather just marry into a rich family and not have to do anything.


"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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