Daisy, a beautiful flapper from the 1920s, living the perfect life of wealth and respect in society, has everything she ever wanted. Always wearing white to show her innocence and purity, she is the trophy wife every man dreams of. Her friendly and flirty personality draws people in, while her high stature in society distances her away from the common people. This is exactly what had happened with the love of her life, Jay Gatsby, when she was younger. He left to war and she was forced to marry a rich man named Tom. They live in a red and white Georgian Colonial Mansion with French windows, and a lawn stretching out for miles. Wealth was the key factor in transforming Daisy Buchanan from innocent to corrupt.
As a teenager, Daisy was by far …show more content…
In the beginning, she was the perfect wife that never talked back and did as she is told, but it seems that that characteristic has been replaced. Daisy and Gatsby hold hands and spend a lot time together at his house. Another glimpse of her corruption was when Daisy was over at Gatsby's house for the first time and he is showing her around. When Gatsby shows her his shirts, she says "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 has seen even more beautiful shirts, after all she's married to a rich man. The reason she says this is that she realizes that her relationship with Gatsby could have worked out but there is no way back. She would have had both money and felt loved and valued. Nonetheless, when Gatsby is over at her house, she goes as far as saying she loves Gatsby in front of Tom. Then Gatsby decides to reveal the truth about their relationship with Daisy. He encourages Daisy to tell Tom that she never loved him, and she does, however that is not true. She later admits that she did love Tom, and this shows that Daisy doesn’t have a voice of her own but does as she is told. Furthermore, Gatsby is willing to do anything for Daisy because he loves her deeply and purely. Unfortunately, Daisy just uses his love to get back at Tom for having an affair with a woman behind her back. She wouldn't ever leave Tom because she still upholds the trophy wife stature. After the killing of Myrtle, Gatsby stays outside Daisy's house to protect her from Tom, but truly, she is sitting and eating fried chicken with him. He stays at her house until four in the morning when she finally turns the light off in her room. She just uses Gatsby disregarding the fact that he truly loves her and will do anything for her. Surely, she may have loved and longed for
As a teenager, Daisy was by far …show more content…
In the beginning, she was the perfect wife that never talked back and did as she is told, but it seems that that characteristic has been replaced. Daisy and Gatsby hold hands and spend a lot time together at his house. Another glimpse of her corruption was when Daisy was over at Gatsby's house for the first time and he is showing her around. When Gatsby shows her his shirts, she says "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 has seen even more beautiful shirts, after all she's married to a rich man. The reason she says this is that she realizes that her relationship with Gatsby could have worked out but there is no way back. She would have had both money and felt loved and valued. Nonetheless, when Gatsby is over at her house, she goes as far as saying she loves Gatsby in front of Tom. Then Gatsby decides to reveal the truth about their relationship with Daisy. He encourages Daisy to tell Tom that she never loved him, and she does, however that is not true. She later admits that she did love Tom, and this shows that Daisy doesn’t have a voice of her own but does as she is told. Furthermore, Gatsby is willing to do anything for Daisy because he loves her deeply and purely. Unfortunately, Daisy just uses his love to get back at Tom for having an affair with a woman behind her back. She wouldn't ever leave Tom because she still upholds the trophy wife stature. After the killing of Myrtle, Gatsby stays outside Daisy's house to protect her from Tom, but truly, she is sitting and eating fried chicken with him. He stays at her house until four in the morning when she finally turns the light off in her room. She just uses Gatsby disregarding the fact that he truly loves her and will do anything for her. Surely, she may have loved and longed for