Daisy The Killer

Daisy the Killer “Engagement rings are often worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because the ancient Greeks maintained that that finger contains the vena amoris, or the “vein of love,” that runs straight to the heart. The first recorded wedding rings appear in ancient Egypt, with the circle representing eternity as well as powerful sun and moon deities.” That fact by Fact Retriever, article “50 Fascinating Facts about Love,” makes me think about Daisy Buchanan, from “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and how even though she was married to Tom Buchconan she still would sleep with Jay Gatsby. Now there is a back story for the reason why she was cheating on Tom, it goes all the way back five years earlier when Jay Gatsby we fell
They can not determine wealth, no when a man or woman is in a uniform all people see is who they really are. The ones in uniform can not flash their expensive watch, belt or shoes because they are not allowed to wear them. That is how Jay Gatsby, son of farmers, was lucky enough to get close to Miss Daisy, daughter of very wealthy people. The playing field was level and Gatsby had the best personality, but Gatsby had to go to war and a gal like Daisy draws attention, making it hard for her to wait for a man that is across the world. Daisy however did want to wait for Gatsby shown in one of her letters she had sent Gatsby. Nick tells the situation like this, “ She was feeling the pressure of the outside and she wanted to see him and feel his presence beside her and be reassured that she was doing the right thing after all.” (Fitzgerald 158). Daisy was waiting for her love Gatsby, but from distance and time apart that became hard. Even though she continued to write to him saying she was waiting, she knew deep down that she was going to move on but keep Gatsby believing until she married Tom. “Next day at five o’clock she married Tom Buchanan without so much as a shiver and started off on a three months’ trip to the South Seas.” Daisy married Tom but she did have doubts even she went through the marriage without any problems. A few days prior that was not the case, in fact she
In Daisy Buchconan’s situation her pain was from her husband, Tom, cheating on her, so Tom’s indecisiveness between Daisy or his mistress caused Daisy even more pain. His indecisiveness starts when he told Myrtle, his mistress, that he could not stand Daisy. “ ‘Can’t stand them.’ She looked at Myrtle and then at Tom” (Fitzgerald 37). Tom has told people that he did not like Daisy. So he was leading Myrtle on, while he was still married to Daisy who he allegedly could not stand. Tom takes it a step further when by telling Myrtle and her sister that the reason he will not leave Daisy is due to her religion. Shown here, “She’s a Catholic and they don’t believe in divorce” (Fitzgerald 38). So now Tom has told people he can not stand Daisy but can’t leave her due to her religion, those are lies though according to Tom when he tells Daisy and Gatsby this, “I love Daisy too. Once in awhile I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time” (Fitzgerald 138) Tom said this to Gatsby and Daisy, so he claims he never loved Myrtle but instead he always loved Daisy. Nor Daisy or Myrtle know the real truth putting the two of them through a whole lot of pain all because of his