Leland S. Person Jr. (1978) perceives Daisy as misunderstood, claiming in her article Her Story and Daisy Buchanan that “Daisy has her own complex story, her own desires and needs”. This quote is the basis to Person’s argument that Daisy is more than she seems to the ordinary reader. Person builds a strong supporting case for Daisy being perceived as misunderstood, Person does this by discussing Daisy’s “own story” and “own dreams”. This shows that Person has an in depth understanding of Daisy. From the article, it can be assumed that Person believes that Daisy is the underlying protagonist in the novel.
She is seen as more humane than the other characters in the novel. She pays attention to even the miniscule characters in the novel. She describes a celebrity who is only mentioned once in the novel as “lovely” at Gatsby’s party. Another example is when Gatsby explains to Daisy that a man is a small producer, Daisy says in return “well, I liked him anyhow.” Daisy looks for positive traits in other characters, and seldom judges the other characters in the novel negatively, unlike Nick who narrators the book criticizing the other main characters, such as Jordan, Tom, and Daisy.
Daisy also uses the smaller character's names throughout the novel, such as when Jordan is retelling the story of Daisy and …show more content…
Nick, the narrator, states that Daisy “tumbled short of his dreams- not through her own faults, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion.” Daisy is under constant expectations to be Gatsby’s quintessential dream. Gatsby fails to recognize that Daisy has changed within the five years that they have been apart. He believes that Daisy has been longing for him, as he has been for her. Gatsby interprets Daisy’s love for Tom as fictitious, ordering Daisy to “Just tell him the truth - that you never loved him”. Despite how Daisy actually feel for
She is seen as more humane than the other characters in the novel. She pays attention to even the miniscule characters in the novel. She describes a celebrity who is only mentioned once in the novel as “lovely” at Gatsby’s party. Another example is when Gatsby explains to Daisy that a man is a small producer, Daisy says in return “well, I liked him anyhow.” Daisy looks for positive traits in other characters, and seldom judges the other characters in the novel negatively, unlike Nick who narrators the book criticizing the other main characters, such as Jordan, Tom, and Daisy.
Daisy also uses the smaller character's names throughout the novel, such as when Jordan is retelling the story of Daisy and …show more content…
Nick, the narrator, states that Daisy “tumbled short of his dreams- not through her own faults, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion.” Daisy is under constant expectations to be Gatsby’s quintessential dream. Gatsby fails to recognize that Daisy has changed within the five years that they have been apart. He believes that Daisy has been longing for him, as he has been for her. Gatsby interprets Daisy’s love for Tom as fictitious, ordering Daisy to “Just tell him the truth - that you never loved him”. Despite how Daisy actually feel for