Examples Of Daisy In The Great Gatsby
The most despicable in "The Great Gatsby" is Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is a consistent liar throughout the novel. She is having an affair with Gatsby who claims that he loves her but is married to Tom who is a big jerk. She loved Gatsby from a young age but when Gatsby was sent off to war and Daisy said that she would wait for him, she dishonors her word and decides that she is going to marry Tom Buchanan. Tom is the bad guy in the story. He never does anything right and is basically the enemy of Gatsby. Gatsby believes that Daisy should be with him and that she never really loved Tom. Daisy married Tom Buchanan because he was rich and available and that was what beautiful debutantes did in Louisville in 1919.
Daisy continues her ongoing scandal with Gatsby which Tom for some reason can't seem to pick up on and while she is …show more content…
seeing Gatsby and married to Tom she refuses to admit that she really loves Gatsby and never loved Tom at all but just married him for his money. This doesn't make Gatsby happy, he not only wants to be with Daisy but also wants Tom out of the picture completely. Daisy also is the man who kills Myrtle which is blamed on Gatsby because it was his car. Tom tells Mr. Wilson that Mrs. Wilson, Myrtle and Tom's girlfriend has been murdered by Gatsby because it was his car that hit Myrtle. Little does Tom know it was actually Daisy who was driving Gatsby's car and hit Myrtle because she learns of Tom's ongoing affair with Myrtle. In the end Daisy is the most deceitful, dishonest, and despicable character in the whole book in ones opinion.
But you have to remember that the story is told from Nick’s point of view, and he comes to revere Gatsby. And since Daisy turns Gatsby down, it’s unlikely Nick would be sympathetic toward her. Furthermore, we don’t know very much about Daisy or her internal life – aside from Chapter 1, Nick doesn’t have any revealing conversations with her and we know little about how her motivations or emotions change over the novel. There are also hints that she is emotionally unstable – see her interactions with Gatsby, Jordan, and Nick in Chapter 7: As [Tom] left the room again she got up and went over to Gatsby and pulled his face down kissing him on the mouth. "You know I love you," she murmured. "You forget there's a lady present," said Jordan. Daisy looked around doubtfully. "You kiss Nick too." "What a low, vulgar girl!" "I don't care!" cried Daisy and began to clog on the brick fireplace (7.42-8). I would argue that Daisy is the most careless person in the novel.
While Tom certainly causes much damage to others and their things, some of his stems from deliberate thought and action. Daisy, on the other hand, want so live in her protected, luxurious world without having to pay any consequences for her decisions or actions. In the end, she is the cause of the Wilsons' and Gatsby's deaths. She is careless with her daughter's well-being. In one considers her situation, he would see that Daisy brings a dangerous bootlegger into her daughter's life and exposes her to extremely selfish behavior on a regular basis. Finally, Daisy is responsible for Nick's disillusionment. When the novel opens, Nick possesses sympathy and a strange admiration for his cousin. But, as Gatsby progresses, Nick realizes that his cousin's careless behavior ruins things and lives, causing him to describe Tom and Daisy as he does in your quote. All of this seems not to bother Daisy because the novel ends with Tom and her using their money to build another house, travel away from their troubles, and maintain their place in society despite their destructive
behavior.
While there were several characters who lacked morality, Daisy was by far the most deserving of judgement, at least from my point of view. She did not have the integrity to wait for the one who would wait a thousand years for her. And for that, she did not deserve Gatsby. Gatsby gave her all the chances in the world and never made her feel sorry for anything she did, including killing a woman due to her nervousness (which she inevitably brought upon herself). Then, she continued to take advantage of Gatsby when she most likely knew she was never going to accept his love and return it. Daisy took a large part of Gatsby, who was blinded by her, by taking his love only when it was convenient for her.
Daisy continues her ongoing scandal with Gatsby which Tom for some reason can't seem to pick up on and while she is …show more content…
seeing Gatsby and married to Tom she refuses to admit that she really loves Gatsby and never loved Tom at all but just married him for his money. This doesn't make Gatsby happy, he not only wants to be with Daisy but also wants Tom out of the picture completely. Daisy also is the man who kills Myrtle which is blamed on Gatsby because it was his car. Tom tells Mr. Wilson that Mrs. Wilson, Myrtle and Tom's girlfriend has been murdered by Gatsby because it was his car that hit Myrtle. Little does Tom know it was actually Daisy who was driving Gatsby's car and hit Myrtle because she learns of Tom's ongoing affair with Myrtle. In the end Daisy is the most deceitful, dishonest, and despicable character in the whole book in ones opinion.
But you have to remember that the story is told from Nick’s point of view, and he comes to revere Gatsby. And since Daisy turns Gatsby down, it’s unlikely Nick would be sympathetic toward her. Furthermore, we don’t know very much about Daisy or her internal life – aside from Chapter 1, Nick doesn’t have any revealing conversations with her and we know little about how her motivations or emotions change over the novel. There are also hints that she is emotionally unstable – see her interactions with Gatsby, Jordan, and Nick in Chapter 7: As [Tom] left the room again she got up and went over to Gatsby and pulled his face down kissing him on the mouth. "You know I love you," she murmured. "You forget there's a lady present," said Jordan. Daisy looked around doubtfully. "You kiss Nick too." "What a low, vulgar girl!" "I don't care!" cried Daisy and began to clog on the brick fireplace (7.42-8). I would argue that Daisy is the most careless person in the novel.
While Tom certainly causes much damage to others and their things, some of his stems from deliberate thought and action. Daisy, on the other hand, want so live in her protected, luxurious world without having to pay any consequences for her decisions or actions. In the end, she is the cause of the Wilsons' and Gatsby's deaths. She is careless with her daughter's well-being. In one considers her situation, he would see that Daisy brings a dangerous bootlegger into her daughter's life and exposes her to extremely selfish behavior on a regular basis. Finally, Daisy is responsible for Nick's disillusionment. When the novel opens, Nick possesses sympathy and a strange admiration for his cousin. But, as Gatsby progresses, Nick realizes that his cousin's careless behavior ruins things and lives, causing him to describe Tom and Daisy as he does in your quote. All of this seems not to bother Daisy because the novel ends with Tom and her using their money to build another house, travel away from their troubles, and maintain their place in society despite their destructive
behavior.
While there were several characters who lacked morality, Daisy was by far the most deserving of judgement, at least from my point of view. She did not have the integrity to wait for the one who would wait a thousand years for her. And for that, she did not deserve Gatsby. Gatsby gave her all the chances in the world and never made her feel sorry for anything she did, including killing a woman due to her nervousness (which she inevitably brought upon herself). Then, she continued to take advantage of Gatsby when she most likely knew she was never going to accept his love and return it. Daisy took a large part of Gatsby, who was blinded by her, by taking his love only when it was convenient for her.