Confusing Love in The Great GatsbyWebster defines love as an ardent affection for someone or thing. Love is a mysterious topic within The Great Gatsby. Most of the characters in the story claim to love someone, but do not know the true meaning of love or simply have no conscience. The characters in the story are mostly laid back and act as if nothing they had to do was wrong. Each character has a different perspective on love. Some don't have it at all, others think they have it, and only a couple actually have it. The first character introduced in the story is Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan's distant cousin. Nick is a mysterious character within the story. He seems happy with what he does and what he has. He doesn't need all the fame and fortune that is so important to all the other characters. There are many critics who believe that Nick's character was indeed homosexual. The main reason to think this is because there are numerous occasions in the book where Nick was cold to Jordan Baker, but he always withdrew and kept his distance. Nick Carraway did not need love to live his life nor did he want love during this phase of his life. The next character introduced was Tom Buchanan, Daisy's husband. Tom was a rich, arrogant man who liked to assert himself. Tom saw his beautiful wife Daisy as a possession rather than a soulmate. It was just there to make it look even better than it already was. Tom stated that he loved Daisy throughout the book, but in his heart he loved no one. Throughout their marriage, Tom had an affair with Myrtle Wilson. Everyone in town knew it and I guess Daisy knew it too, but she just couldn't bring herself to divorce Tom. Daisy was a loving and trustworthy wife to Tom, right? Wrong. She was just as deceitful as Tom, but was much more discreet about her adventures. She was dating Gatsby at the same time she was married to Tom. Daisy was kind-hearted, but if she had really cared about Gatsby or Tom, she would never have married Tom. He loved Gatsby, he just didn't know how to show it.