Love as Power in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Babylon Revisited

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F. Scott Fitzgerald's narratives in The Great Gatsby and Babylon Revisited interrogate conventional definitions of love, highlighting its complexities through themes of failed marriages and secret affairs. The essay explores how love, often idealized within marriage, fails to sustain stable relationships. It questions the implications for Fitzgerald's female characters, examining whether they can leverage societal expectations of love to assert their autonomy and gain respect in a challenging emotional landscape.