Pictures - A thousand words?

Pictures. Pictures are to be said to be worth a thousand words, of course, not literally, but contextually. I 100% agree with this saying because every single picture can be interpreted differently and that interpretation leads to a lot of discussion and eventually well over a thousand words have been spoken about it. In this part of my blog I will be using a few pictures to illustrate my interpretation of Gatsby's unconditional love for Daisy and reinforcing my point. Lets get on with it, yeah?

This picture shows a mother and her newborn baby, probably around 2 weeks old. It shows the mother's arm around the baby while putting the baby to sleep on their bed. The special love, the bond between them in this picture is something special and their love is unconditional and mutual. I chose this picture because when I was researching, it really hit me in the face. WOW. Gatsby's love for Daisy is almost exactly like the love here. Much like a mother would buy clothes and toys for her child, Gatsby is willing to reconstruct his whole house, buy a whole wardrobe of clothes, and did after all, buy his house because Daisy was right across the bay. Gatsby loves Daisy to the core, he doesn't care if hes waited 5 years, nor did he care that he was poor, he loves Daisy even though she betrayed him - by marrying Tom. In this case, it is safe to say that Gatsby is the mother, while Daisy is the baby, whom he will care for forever, pamper and take blame for, and love forever.

This picture shows a child with her pet animal, a puppy. We can see them touch noses and the dog most definitely loves the child unconditionally and will love her forever. I found this picture one of the better ones that depict Gatsby's love for Daisy because once again it shows the dog which will always love the child no matter what and will wait for however long for the child. This is almost exactly like Gatsby (other than it being a dog) and Daisy, where Gatsby has waited for 5 years to win Daisy back and looks like he is ready to wait another 5. On another note, this picture shows how much the dog trusts the child, much like Gatsby, who trusts Daisy very much, and doesn't think she will ever hurt him. Gatsby has a feeling that Daisy belongs to him and she should love and marry only him. The dog also feels it belongs forever to the child. This is why I chose this picture, because it shows how the dog's unconditional and true love for the child embodies Gatsby's love for Daisy in a sense.

Finally, this picture shows a picture of God hugging his son, a human, in the sky. Yes, I know it is a little unusual comparing God's unconditional love for his children with Gatsby's love for Daisy, but I did see a resemblance that I hope to convince you to see too. God loves his children no matter what they do, trusts them in whatever they do, and forgives them when they go wrong. This is much like Gatsby's love for Daisy. Gatsby loves Daisy no matter what she has done, despite betraying him and marrying someone else, he still loves her and will continue to love her forever. Gatsby also trusts in Daisy to tell Tom that she has never loved him, but that didn't turn out the way he thought it would, much like when God trusts us and we betray his trust. Gatsby forgives Daisy, like God forgives his children. Gatsby does forgive Daisy for marrying Tom and decides to act upon it by buying the mansion across the bay in hopes of winning her back. Gatsby also died for Daisy indirectly, just like God died for us, by not revealing the truth about Myrtles death (that Daisy ran her over) and inevitably having George Wilson shoot him for "killing Myrtle". This is why I feel that this picture relates to explaining my point and the theme accurately and effectively.

Thanks for taking the time to read all of this so far, if you have enjoyed it feel free to comment, if you haven't, constructive criticism is also appreciated!

Head on over to the Miscellaneous section to see the final part of the blog!