Different people have various views on morals of “good” and “bad”, with many viewpoints conflicting with each other. Depending on one’s perspective, others who see themselves as sincere are truly cruel in the eyes of others. However, there are situations where the line between good and evil blur. This concept is often employed in many stories as a useful tool to progress the story into a unique perspective. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy Buchanan is truly a morally ambiguous character because she never attended Gatsby’s funeral, runs over Myrtle without remorse, and had an affair with Gatsby.
To begin with, Daisy never attended Gatsby's funeral because she finally realizes that she never loved Gatsby. For instance, Daisy in the beginning demonstrated her love and misses Gatsby, but as the story continues and the chapters unveil she begins to feel more distant and soon on after shows no remorse for Gatsby's death. As Nick Carraway illustrates “[...] I could only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadn't sent a message or a flower” (Fitzgerald 174). Daisy not showing up to the funeral shows that she never loved Gatsby, but was manipulating with his emotions and her husband's emotions that lead to Gatsby’s death.
Furthermore, Myrtle is ran over by Daisy without remorse because she is emotionally unstable. This chapter is …show more content…
With that being said, Gatsby tries to make an excuse by telling Nick, “‘You see, when we left New York she was very nervous and she thought it would steady her to drive [...] this woman rushed out at us just as we were passing a car [...]’” (143). Likewise, Daisy is clouded by emotions of good and bad between Tom and Gatsby, but she can not forget that she ran over Myrtle without
To begin with, Daisy never attended Gatsby's funeral because she finally realizes that she never loved Gatsby. For instance, Daisy in the beginning demonstrated her love and misses Gatsby, but as the story continues and the chapters unveil she begins to feel more distant and soon on after shows no remorse for Gatsby's death. As Nick Carraway illustrates “[...] I could only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadn't sent a message or a flower” (Fitzgerald 174). Daisy not showing up to the funeral shows that she never loved Gatsby, but was manipulating with his emotions and her husband's emotions that lead to Gatsby’s death.
Furthermore, Myrtle is ran over by Daisy without remorse because she is emotionally unstable. This chapter is …show more content…
With that being said, Gatsby tries to make an excuse by telling Nick, “‘You see, when we left New York she was very nervous and she thought it would steady her to drive [...] this woman rushed out at us just as we were passing a car [...]’” (143). Likewise, Daisy is clouded by emotions of good and bad between Tom and Gatsby, but she can not forget that she ran over Myrtle without