Gatsby's Romantic pusuit for Daisy Buchanan is ruined when he kisses her. Gatsby attempts to transcend materialism and superficiality of the 1940's American jazz age with a Romantic love, transcendent of reality and the social deterioration of values. In turn, when Gatsby kisses Daisy, their love becomes a reality and therefore loses its transcendant qualities. Once their love becomes part of reality, it is temporal and must meet mortality and loses its timeless characteristics.
Therefore when kissing Daisy, Gatsby is giving up the transcendent qualities of a Romantic love
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