Just like the animals, there is a price to pay
for gambling.

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

“I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before,” he said, nodding determinedly. “She’ll see (110).”

As Gatsby says this, the action rises. He voices his determination to Nick, and he knows he cannot live without Daisy. He wants everything to go back to the way it was before he went to war. He will do anything to remind Daisy of what they once had. With such high stakes comes an awful price. To bridge the gap between the past and the present, he would have to go to extensive lengths. Daisy married Tom and had a child. Reversing the years that they spent together would take serious convincing on Gatsby’s end. He will pay the price to persuade Daisy away from her husband. If he succeeds, he will feel like the king of the world; however, if he does not, he loses the love of his life. With high stakes and high rewards, what will Gatsby do?