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    Fitzgerald`s Most Despicable and Admirable Characters In The Great Gatsby there are both admirable and despicable characters. Daisy Buchanan lives in East Egg‚ which is the place in town where all the people with old money live. Daisy Buchanan is the most despicable character in the book. She gives herself the traits of being careless and selfish. Daisy can be described as a selfish woman because she only cares about herself and money. Gatsby can be considered the most admirable character in the

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    Be a Beautiful Little Fool The Best Way for Women to Survive in 1920’s in America “I hope that she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool”‚ Daisy says in the book The Great Gatsby written by F.Scott Fitzerald (20). In her mind‚ to be foolish is the best way to survive in the 1920’s in America‚ an era when women are not treated as fairly as men. Based on Nick’s narration‚ Daisy is an extraordinarily charming‚ desirable‚ but careless and selfish character

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    Daisy Buchanan is Nicks cousin and is introduced to the story when Nick goes to her house for a visit. The house is a huge Georgian Colonial mansion situated in East Egg‚ overlooking the bay. She lives there with her husband‚ Tom‚ and her 3 month old daughter. It is clear from everything about them that they extremly rich and well off‚ but their money has made them arrogant. They feel that they‚ espically Tom‚ are better and more suprior than eveyone else and look down on and condesend to anyone

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    hypocritical. F. Scott Fitzgerald shows his distaste towards the deceitful aristocratic class through Tom and Daisy‚ the two East Eggers. Both Tom and Daisy have been blessed with their luxurious lifestyle‚ but they become superficial through the hypocrisy within their relationships; frivolity for materialism and wealth; and lack of sympathy and moral values.

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    portrayed throughout Gatsby’s character. He acts in manner as if Daisy were to not love him‚ he would die. In the book The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald‚ the main character Jay Gatsby becomes obsessed with the Daisy Buchanan and her love. He changes his entire persona to make himself a man that would fit best with her. Although Gatsby thought that Daisy’s love was the ultimate prize‚ his desperation is what lead to his own death. He was by no means ready to live the the type of life he created

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    Throughout the winding plots of love triangles in both The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises‚ Lady Brett Ashley and Daisy Buchanan play strikingly similar and diverse roles. While the two novels engage towards the same theme of the American Dream and the Lost Generation‚ they also follow drama induced romances around the two idolized women who create each main conflict. The many lovebirds that mindlessly trail their woman of their dreams eventually run into sticky situations and character fallout

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    Who is Daisy Buchanan? If you were asked to describe Daisy Buchanan right after reading The Great Gatsby‚ you would more than likely describe her as superficial‚ shallow‚ fake and ditzy. However‚ there is another part of her that she hides from everyone‚ even herself. Under the surface‚ there is a reservoir. That is her character‚ and it takes Jay Gatsby to stir the waters and bring the cleanest form of Daisy to the surface. At first look‚ Daisy is a totally flat character. She came from money

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    Daisy symbolizes Gatsby’s ideals‚ while the “green light” represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams. Also Gatsby is in love with Daisy‚ and all he wants is Daisy to be with him so he can be happy. This novel also includes the American Dream. FItzgerald used a lot of symbolism‚ to represent the characters. To begin with‚ Daisy Buchanan is a beautiful woman but she is also very selfish. Also since Jay Gatsby is in love with her‚ she is a very important character. The relationship Gatsby and Daisy have is

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    We certainly know that the direct responsible for Duncan ’s death is Macbeth. However this does not necessarily mean he is to blame‚ for his violent death is obviously the consequence of certain influences that forced Macbeth to perform his fatal deed. Furthermore‚ to unearth the truth about who is really the guilty for Duncan ’s murder we must explore the influences the different characters have on Macbeth ’s impulses and the overall scenario of the slaying. <br> <br>Firstly‚ we shall consider Lady

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    Daisy Buchanan is Nick Carraway’s cousin‚ as a beautiful young women‚ she was loved by Gatsby and many others before the war in Louisville; they both fell in love with each and promised that they will get married once he returned only because Gatsby lied about his background about being in a wealthy family. Daisy couldn’t wait much longer because of how much she wanted to be loved by someone‚ she decided to marry a wealthy‚ young man‚ Tom Buchanan‚ once he asked her to marry to him. Daisy now lives

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