Gatsby longs for perfection that he feels he needs to lie and cheat his way towards, and Daisy longs for materialistic things that she will get by any means, even if she has to deny herself true love. Gatsby and Daisy’s tendencies mirror the commonplace morals and attitudes of the 1920’s, but they also mirror widespread views that American society still holds today. There are many people in twenty-first century America that are like Daisy, who love and desire wealth and hold a steady obsession with material objects. There is no doubt that people still probably marry for wealth and status the same way Daisy and so many others did during the 1920’s. The obsession with social hierarchy drives people to be selfish and greedy- never happy with what they have.
Gatsby said, “She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me,” (130). In 1917 it would have been true that once was rich Daisy would have married him, but when Tom bring to the surface the illegal measures Gatsby went to earned his money, Daisy finds him less attractive, because his income could be lost very quickly or
She feels as though she has ownership of him simply because he chose to give his love to her in the beginning of their relationship. At one point she begins to tell him exactly how she wants him to look for her, having no concern of what he wanted for himself. Once her anger takes over there is really nothing that can stop her. Jealousy can be a very dangerous thing and when beauty is involved people seem to feel entitled. In some cases people are used in relationships.
But Daisy was a very picky girl. You can tell when she ignored all of the non wealthy, non classy men that tried to woo her. But then, the rich, handsome, elegant Jay Gatsby introduced himself to her, she couldn't have found a better person. Distracted by the present figure of Gatsby, she didn't love Gatsby, it was the image. For Gatsby, it made him believe that Daisy really fell in love with him.
She knows that he is going to be flirting with girls all night, so she allows it while she sneaks away to do a little flirting of her own with Mr. Gatsby. Daisy’s worst quality would be her snobby attitude. Daisy thinks she is so much better than anyone else. She focuses on the opinions of others before anything else. d. Daisy is a wife and mother.
Mr. Gatsby and his obsession had him going crazy. He couldn’t get her of off his mind. He had Daisy thinking that nothing was going to work at all. But she also didn’t know how he felt for her and what he would do for her, for everything to be better. “I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before, he said, nodding determinedly.” “She’ll see.” Daisy doesn’t want to believe him at all because he may be lying to
Daisy Buchanan was in love with materialistic things from the very beginning when Gatsby says “She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me” (Fitzgerald 137).The fact that Daisy would leave Gatsby for Tom Buchanan just because he was poor, really shows her love for material. Daisy’s’ materialistic values is what corrupted her. That Corruption is what Gatsby later explained to Nick about the car accident, “Well, first Daisy turned away from the woman toward the other car, and then she lost her nerve and turned back. Daisy action shows her corrupting, since she kept driving without caring that she hit Myrtle. Daisy love for materialistic things is what causes her to live
* He had lost everything. * Daisy was his rose and now his rose is horrible to look at even though Daisy signifies money and Gatsby loves money. Body Paragraph 2: TRS: Unlike roses which do not require a great deal of care, orchids are fragile and not commonly given as a symbol of affection. TS: The use of the orchid is symbolic of being fragile and unable to survive for a long period of time, just like Gatsby’s
Tom was a born into wealth and so was Daisy, she married him because her name is more important then love. The difference in wealth between Gatsby and Tom made Daisy choose whom she wanted to end up for the rest of her life. “Girls only love men with money.” This quote is true for this book because when Gatsby gets wealthy Daisy starts to fall back for him. There was this one scene where Gatsby throws all of his shirts in the air as if he doesn’t care about these expensive shirts. Daisy grabs all of the shirts and starts to cry because she loves wealth and expensive cloths.
Daisy's Reality Daisy is one of the main supporting characters that makes the storyline in The Great Gatsby. Her various events such as meeting with Jay Gatsby has helped other readers identify what type of person she truly is. Daisy portrays characteristics of a shallow individual, and this is why she manipulates others to achieve what she desires. She has the power to make others to do what she pleases, such as making it feel that she has feelings for Gatsby. Throughout the story Daisy is portrayed as an individual who fakes her emotions to maintain her wealth.