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  • Essay / Themes in The Great Gatsby Today - 855

    If love is true, cheating won't happen. In The Great Gatsby, there is a case of cheating and another of shallow love. Tom and Myrtle cheat on their spouses with each other. They have a secret apartment for their affair. “The apartment was on the top floor: a small living room, a small dining room, a small bedroom and a bathroom.” Cheating also occurs today when people react to their temptations. People are tempted by other potential partners and do not stay loyal to their current partner. This is exactly like Tom and Myrtle's situation. The case of superficial love occurred when Daisy loved Tom and Gatsby at the same time. I consider this to be superficial love and not cheating, because Daisy didn't react to temptation. Daisy said: "I love you now, isn't that enough?" I can't stop what happened. » She began to sob helplessly. “I loved him once – but I loved you too.” » Sure, she loved Gatsby when she was with Tom, but she wasn't officially having an affair. Tom responded to temptation by getting the apartment for himself and Myrtle, but Daisy didn't go that far with Gatsby. This happens today, just like in history, when someone loves more than one person simultaneously but fails to do so. act accordingly. The main difference between superficial love and cheating is acting like it.