Daisy Buchanan The Great Gatsby
Daisy Buchanan is one of the main characters in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald written in the 1900's. Daisy believes that she is in love with two men. One man named Jay Gatsby, who she dated when she was a teenager and never let go of. When Gatsby was away at war, she married a different man named Tom Buchanan. The reason she married Tom because of his money, where as Gatsby was a poor and they were unsure if he would ever be able to come back home. Daisy wasn't able to tell anyone she didn't love them. She didn't think that she could live without one of them. Even though Daisy is convinced she loves Gatsby, she will never know who she really loves. Daisy is struggling with the fact that she is unsure of who she is more
in love with and what to do about it. She didn't want to two men to argue over her, so she had to share what she really thought "'I can't help the past' She began to sob helplessly. 'I did love him once-but I love you too'" (Fitzgerald 132). When Daisy married Tom, she did fall in love with him, but at the same time she was still in love with Gatsby. She didn't know that someday she would be with Gatsby again and fall further in love. Tom wanted her to remember the times that they had before Gatsby came back into the picture. "Daisy loved me when she married me and she loves me now" (Fitzgerald 131). Tom was confident that Daisy was in love with him and nobody else. He was speaking for Daisy and not letting her make her own statement of whether she loved him or not. The article "The Problem with Great Gatsby's Daisy Buchanan," by Katie Baker it shows how others felt about Daisy. "As Tom, Nick, Gatsby, and her many other suitors discover, Daisy’s affections cannot be relied upon. Indeed, this is precisely what makes her so desirable and frustrating to the boys. They are all hoping to be the one to finally pin her down, to be the only fellow she ever loved, to have that thrilling voice purring to them alone" (Baker). Daisy couldn't keep her mind clear about who she wanted to be with she couldn't just pick one man. Though they couldn't rely on her only loving them, she was unsure herself about what her heart really wanted. Even though Daisy was really confused on which man she loved, she was very overwhelmed with all the emotions.
in love with and what to do about it. She didn't want to two men to argue over her, so she had to share what she really thought "'I can't help the past' She began to sob helplessly. 'I did love him once-but I love you too'" (Fitzgerald 132). When Daisy married Tom, she did fall in love with him, but at the same time she was still in love with Gatsby. She didn't know that someday she would be with Gatsby again and fall further in love. Tom wanted her to remember the times that they had before Gatsby came back into the picture. "Daisy loved me when she married me and she loves me now" (Fitzgerald 131). Tom was confident that Daisy was in love with him and nobody else. He was speaking for Daisy and not letting her make her own statement of whether she loved him or not. The article "The Problem with Great Gatsby's Daisy Buchanan," by Katie Baker it shows how others felt about Daisy. "As Tom, Nick, Gatsby, and her many other suitors discover, Daisy’s affections cannot be relied upon. Indeed, this is precisely what makes her so desirable and frustrating to the boys. They are all hoping to be the one to finally pin her down, to be the only fellow she ever loved, to have that thrilling voice purring to them alone" (Baker). Daisy couldn't keep her mind clear about who she wanted to be with she couldn't just pick one man. Though they couldn't rely on her only loving them, she was unsure herself about what her heart really wanted. Even though Daisy was really confused on which man she loved, she was very overwhelmed with all the emotions.