It is plausible that Eros became a god to Gatsby because he did not know what he loved. Lewis comments that loves often go wrong because one person in the relationship does not understand that the love one feels for a person does not belong to us, but to God (Lewis 139). Gatsby could not accept the fact that Tom should love Daisy; much less could he accept the fact that she was nothing other than God to be truly loved. However, if Gatsby had let Eros be redeemed, he could have found Daisy in God, because where we find God, we also find our natural loves (Lewis 139). In order for charity to redeem Eros, the person must put into practice virtues such as forgiveness. These virtues allow God to transform Eros into something greater, which is charity (Lewis 136). Although Gatsby was doing his best to give everything he could to Daisy, he was unable to offer her forgiveness for marrying Tom while he was away. This is what prevented the love between Gatsby and Daisy from existing