Examples Of Daisy In The Great Gatsby

By showing in the text how Daisy tries to maintain a good facade for other people although that her emotions and actions don’t align, it is clear that Daisy values upholding a respectable image above all else. Nick’s first impression of Daisy upon seeing her again was that she was emotionally low, but acted completely differently: “Her face was sad and lonely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth, but there was an excitement in her voice that men who cared for her found difficult to forget: a singing compulsion, a whispered ‘Listen,’ a promise that she had done gay, exciting things just a while since and that there were gay, exciting things hovering in the next hour” (9). A person’s face is the part that shows the most emotions, as it holds expressions that reflect a …show more content…
She says “I know you didn’t mean to,” an effort to convince the guests that it isn’t an actual problem, and even later says “that’s what I get,” taking direct blame for the accident herself in hopes that no one will blame Tom. By attempting to to show the guests a resolution to the issue and that it isn’t still currently being fought out, she values and tries to maintain their image of a sophisticated and average couple even though it is clear that there is tension between Tom and Daisy. When reflecting on their daughter’s birth, Daisy tells Nick what she said after she was born: “‘All right, I said, I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool-that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool’” (17). This quote shows how Daisy has a clear picture of what a girl should be, even calling that image the “best thing.” Her desired image though is a unsettling; “a beautiful little fool.” “Beautiful” means physical appeal, and “little,” though it could be literal, is more likely to mean passive in this instance. The last word, “fool,” refers to a person who acts without