The actions presented by Daisy and Janie in their respective novels place them on opposite ends of the spectrum of how women should react to social pressure, with Janie acting as the model. In both novels, both women murder another character. In The Great Gatsby, Daisy accidentally murders Myrtle after enduring a party where her conflicted sentiments between Gatsby and Tom heighten to the point that “[Daisy] can’t stand [it] any more” (Fitzgerald 134). Realizing what she had done, she not only puts the blame on Gatsby, but also cowardly retreats away from East Egg. As Teller and Teller mention, “Guilt and shame are. . . prefered tools.” Although Gatsby is willing to take the blame of Myrtle’s death, Daisy escapes her mishaps, essentially betraying
