Love For the Hopeless

I would like to take this time to talk about, if one wouldn't mind, the subject of unrequited love as seen through my eyes. Now this may seem like such a sad topic for me to be writing about, but lately it's hit me like a ton of bricks. I'm referring to the relationships between Gatsby and Daisy, George and Myrtle, and Tom's involvement in each. Now it seems like every girl likes Tom, the arrogant tough guy of East Egg. Daisy has loved him despite his "brute" behavior and relations with Myrtle and Myrtle loves him even though she's married to George. In the end, Gatsby and George are the ones who end up getting the short end of the bargain while Tom gets both! I just think it's ridiculous...but sad. Why does it have to be this way? Aren't the good guys supposed to prosper? I guess times are changing.

Gatsby loves Daisy more than I've seen any other man ever love a woman. She said she loves him, but she also says she loves Tom. I even believe she's about to stick with Tom, even through all of Gatsby struggles. And these aren't any old struggles, this is devotion at it's purest for five years! For five whole years Gatsby loved Daisy and committed himself to her. For five years, Gatsby loved without being loved. And now, for five years, Gatsby was living a blind mistake. That's just terrible!

George and Myrtle's relationship was pure and good until Tom showed up. Then, because of his greed and inconsiderate personality toward Daisy's feelings, he goes off and has an affair with Myrtle who, in turn, has an affair behind George's back. In one fatal swipe, Tom kills the love lives of two innocent men, only longing for the one thing that will complete them. It just really upsets me that the one who doesn't deserve anything good prevails and gets whatever he goes after, taking it from the ones who deserve it more. But hey! I guess sometimes one can't reach their dream, no matter how hard they try... :(

(source: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/characters.html)