Doing insane and illogical things for love is a common process. When a person's in love, he would do things that he would not normally do for others. He would do anything to stay close to or to keep his loved one from harm. Love makes you do extreme things.
             Jay Gatsby, a character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, had been in love with Daisy Buchanan for years and was still in love with her even after she married another man. "... [Gatsby] read a Chicago newspaper for years just on chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy's name" (Fitzgerald, 84). He bought the mansion he was living in so that he would be just across the bay from her (Fitzgerald, 83). He also held huge, extravagant parties at the mansion hoping that one night she would wander into one and they would meet again (Fitzgerald, 84). Gatsby did everything he could to keep some sort of connection with Daisy.
             When Nick Carraway, a good friend of his, asked if it was Daisy who was driving and killed Myrtle Wilson, he hesitated before answering, "yes, but of course I'll say I was" (Fitzgerald, 151). Gatsby wanted to take the blame so that Daisy would not get into any trouble. Also, on the night of the accident, Gatsby thought that Daisy's husband, Tom Buchanan might hurt her so he told Nick that he wanted to wait outside Daisy's house until she went to bed; "all night if necessary" even though Nick assured him that Tom wouldn't do anything (Fitzgerald, 152). Gatsby wanted to protect Daisy from anything that could possibly hurt her.
             Love makes you do things that are out of the ordinary. The things people do for love are sometimes viewed as foolish, unnecessary, wacky, or crazy. But no matter what you label it, they are still extreme.
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