Different Interpretations of Love in The Great GatsbyAlmost every character in The Great Gatsby pretended to be in love with someone. While reading the novel, one may begin to question the authenticity of the characters' feelings. Each character seems to interpret love in a completely different way. One wonders if any of the characters have any idea of ​​what love really is. A great example of this unique observation is Tom. He seems to think that love is more of a feeling of control and domination. He doesn't show much love and care for any of his women. He cheats on his wife and beats his mistress. If he really likes one or the other, he sure has a weird way of showing it. He likes being able to control Daisy the way he does, and he likes that Myrtle obeys him because of her money. It seems he likes to control them, without being with them. Another example is Myrtle. She obviously doesn't love her husband, otherwise she wouldn't cheat on him and try to leave him. She has two men in her life. The one who does his best to support himself with his meager income, but who loves him. The other is powerful, prestigious and rich, but breaks her nose. The choice here would be obvious to anyone else, but Myrtle chooses an alternative path. She chooses the rich man who beats her over her husband who does his best to take care of her. There appears to be an ulterior motive behind this decision. Maybe she doesn't like Tom after all. Maybe she likes her money. Daisy is yet another character seemingly confused by love. When she was just seventeen, she fell in love with young Gatsby. She left him because he wasn't rich enough for her blood. She then married another rich man. Many years later, when Gatsby returns to Daisy's life, she is ready to leave her husband. It seems strange that if he wasn't good enough for her when she was a girl, he suddenly would be now that she's a grown woman with a husband and child. Perhaps this is because he is now as rich, or even richer, than her husband. It is quite possible that Daisy confuses her love with money and with love for Gatsby..