"He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to tom and say: 'I never loved you.' After she had obliterated four years with that sentence...they were to go back to Louisville and be married from her house - just as if it were five years ago," (Fitzgerald, 109).
Gatsby truly believes that he deserves this. His crazy fantasies have taken over his actions, and now, his expectations and perceptions of others. He doesn't know, or won't accept, that Daisy cannot be that person for him, she isn't strong enough. Something brought up in this chapter that I believe contributes to Gatsby's inability to move on is his abstaining from alcohol. Unlike the rest of the people at his parties who can wash away their worries every night with his outstanding supply of liquor, Gatsby remains sober due to experiences in his past and therefore has no escape to the memories of Daisy that torment him.
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