When people hear the words “romantic hero”, they imagine one of those fake characters from cheesy love stories, holding roses while kneeling below the heroine`s balcony. Gatsby is nothing better than those fake and desperate heroes because his love is untrue and obsessive. James Gatz, who is also known as Jay Gatsby, a poor young man acquires wealth for the purpose of gaining the love of a rich girl named Daisy. Gatsby lives and breathes for Daisy, the “nice” girl he loves, even though she is married to Tom Buchanan. Gatsby`s love may sound dedicated, but is more obsessive and selfish because he lives in his dreams and will literally do anything to win Daisy`s heart. In Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is not portrayed as being a romantic hero due to his attempts in trying to be someone he is not by faking his identity, by his selfish acts in desperation for Daisy`s love and his fixation with wealth, proving that love is not the same as obsession.Unlike those cheesy romantic heroes from soap operas and films, Gatsby believes that by attempting to be someone he is not and by faking his identity, he will be able to win Daisy`s heart. So he changes himself in order to make room for Daisy in his life. As the narrator of the novel, Nick informs readers about Gatsby`s past and his first reaction of Daisy. He tells to readers, “…he let her believe that he was a person from the same stratum as herself…that he was fully capable to take care of her. As a matter of fact, he had no such facilities…” (Fitzgerald 149). Gatsby basically lies about his social status to win Daisy`s heart, which shows how his relationship is based on dishonesty and lies rather than trust. A romantic hero never lies because it is like cheating, and Gat…
…sby`s “love” for Daisy is not true.As a result, Gatsby`s actions and choices throughout the novel demonstrate how he is not as innocent or quiet as readers think. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald portrays Gatsby as not being a romantic hero due to Gatsby`s attempts in faking his identity, his selfish acts and desperation for Daisy`s love and his fixation with wealth, proving that love is nothing like obsession. Gatsby does not understand love, instead it seems he views Daisy as another goal in his life because he is obsessed with her and is willing to do anything to “buy” her love. Obsession and love are two different things; love is something that sticks with a person till their death while obsession can cause a person to change their mind after reaching their goal. If only Gatsby lived, readers might be able to uncover the mystery behind Gatsby`s “love”.
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