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Have you met anyone where love has taken he or she to the end of his or her life? Have their flaws throughout their lives overcome them? In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character Gatsby is overwhelmed by the one thing he does not possess: love. His one fatal personality flaw, in which he lives in non-reality and creates illusions, leads to his demise. Gatsby’s love for Daisy is real and strong. It causes tension between Gatsby and Tom, Daisy’s husband, and eventually costs him his life. It is evident that Gatsby plays the role of a tragic hero for Daisy through his strange, secret dreams, the end to his fancy lifestyle, his rich, powerful ways to lure her into his heart, and his protective love he has for Daisy. Throughout the novel, Gatsby expresses his dreams of having Daisy with extreme desire and anxiety. At the beginning the novel, Nick sees a vision of Gatsby standing alone, reaching out to the green light. We find out that the green light leads to Daisy’s house. Because Gatsby was alone and longing for Daisy, we can see the extreme desire he has for her. Nick sees this desire when “He stretched his arms to warm water”(Fitzgerald 25). This image of Gatsby helps Nick see the other side