Character Analysis Of Daisy Buchanan In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

"’They're such beautiful shirts,’ she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. It makes me sad because I've never seen such--such beautiful shirts before." -Daisy Buchanan This quote came from Daisy as Gatsby threw down his many, many shirts. Some readers may have read this and just assumed Daisy was extremely materialistic, and this could certainly be the reality; however, I believe the significance of her reaction was much bigger than that. As mentioned earlier in the book, Gatsby and Daisy had once been lovers back when Daisy still lived with her parents, and Gatsby was in the military. As time progressed, Daisy and Gatsby became more and more separated, until eventually Daisy got married to Tom Buchanan. Tom is extremely wealthy, but Daisy seemed to be more concerned with, although not directly stated, perhaps Gatsby while he was off to war. Daisy was eventually convinced, by herself and others, to marry Tom. Tom was an unfaithful spouse from …show more content…
After his relationship with Daisy diminished, Gatsby allegedly went on to become a very successful officer in the army. Following his service, Gatsby seemingly tracked Daisy down and used is mysterious wealth to purchase an extremely large home directly across from Daisy Buchanan’s. In hopes of seeing her again, Gatsby would throw massive, extravagant parties every weekend. Unfortunately for him, Daisy didn’t once come, in all five years of him throwing them. Coincidentally, Daisy’s cousin Nick moved in next door to Gatsby, providing more promising odds for Gatsby to see his long-lost lover. Finally, after many years of waiting, Gatsby would finally see Daisy at her cousin Nick’s house for tea. Although unbearably awkward at first, things eventually clicked between Daisy and Gatsby, to the point where Gatsby invited her and Nick over for a tour. It was then when Daisy would go on to sob over some high quality