What Does Daisy Mean In The Great Gatsby

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In the book “The Great Gatsby” Tom and Gatsby are both in love with Daisy they are both fighting for her love. Daisy didn’t wanna be with Gatsby because he wasn’t wealthy.
Daisy married tom because he is the status quo. In the book Gatsby tells Tom Daisy doesn’t love him Tom didn’t believe that tell Daisy told him she never loved him. Both Tom and Gatsby are idealists who view themselves in a way they may not be really be. Tom builds himself as a man of honor as Gatsby himself shows as honorable as he is a man who went from something to nothing less than legal means both common ethical laws Gatsby as a bootlegger and Tom as a abusive cheater. While both Gatsby and Tom do love Daisy they also view daisy as an object who will in some way

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