Analysis Of Daisy Buchanan In The Great Gatsby

they each strive for something different. The Narrator of the book, Nick, clearly states that “In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.’Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.’” Nick remembers his father telling him this when he was younger. As a child, things like this will stick in someone's brain until he or she grows up. In this case, wealth was inherited from past relationships, making it easier to not care and judge others. Except Nick, being the person he is, does not use wealth in a negative way. It's a lot easier to be morally upright when a person is not scraping the ground looking for wealth or power to make …show more content…
Daisy Buchanan is a selfish, shallow, and infact a hurtful woman. Daisy is aware of her husband's infidelities, but she doesn't do anything to stop it. This is because he has money and power and she enjoys the benefits she receives from these things. Daisy is in it for the money and power, not the relationship. Look at her relationship with Gatsby. Daisy knows Tom has had affairs for years, but she doesn't do anything about it. Look at Daisy's response to Gatsby’s wealth, “They’re such beautiful shirts, she sobbed, her muffled in the folds. It makes me sad because I've never seen such beautiful shirts”. For Daisy the shirt represents wealth and means. When Daisy bows her head and sobs into the shirts, she shows her interest and need for materialism. One would think she cried because of her being reunited with Gatsby, but in reality she cried because of the pure satisfaction that all the materials bring to her. In this case, wealth has overpowered her want and need of a good life. In her eyes, in order to be happy you need material goods and not a happy