We all have people in our lives who appear to be perfect. Although behind the facade they put on themselves, they are often not the people who we believe them to be. We may believe that they are incredibly wonderful, do no wrong, and would never hurt anyone, but that is mistaken. This can be proved throughout the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The story takes place during the extravagant 20’s, and revolves around the two charterers of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Day by day, Gatsby falls more in love with the Daisy, a siren of a socialite who manipulates him to no end. Jay will do anything to make Daisy fall back in love with him. In short, Daisy Buchanan is a self-absorbed, vacuous socialite whose decisions lead to the destruction of Jay Gatsby.
Daisy appears angel like, perfection from all angles. “She’s the most desirable debutante, the ever evading maid. She’s warm, feverish, thrilling, a siren, an enchantress.”(Baker) Daisy has all these alluring qualities which draw men to her, along with the fact that she is old money and is on top of the social ladder. Although Daisy may appear faultless she is anything but. Through Daisy’s crafty manipulation, she hurts Gatsby with the way she makes herself sought after with simple words. Nick informs the audience about Daisy and her power of speech throughout …show more content…
Lotus eaters are people devoted to a life of pleasure and luxury which can perfectly describe our main female charter of the story. Daisy Buchanan manipulates Jay Gatsby to get another life of luxury. Gatsby in so utterly in love with Daisy that he will do anything to impress her. One of the ways he tries to impress Daisy is with his material possessions. “The mansion, clothes and car are all based on Gatsby’s conception of possessions... he
The story takes place during the extravagant 20’s, and revolves around the two charterers of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Day by day, Gatsby falls more in love with the Daisy, a siren of a socialite who manipulates him to no end. Jay will do anything to make Daisy fall back in love with him. In short, Daisy Buchanan is a self-absorbed, vacuous socialite whose decisions lead to the destruction of Jay Gatsby.
Daisy appears angel like, perfection from all angles. “She’s the most desirable debutante, the ever evading maid. She’s warm, feverish, thrilling, a siren, an enchantress.”(Baker) Daisy has all these alluring qualities which draw men to her, along with the fact that she is old money and is on top of the social ladder. Although Daisy may appear faultless she is anything but. Through Daisy’s crafty manipulation, she hurts Gatsby with the way she makes herself sought after with simple words. Nick informs the audience about Daisy and her power of speech throughout …show more content…
Lotus eaters are people devoted to a life of pleasure and luxury which can perfectly describe our main female charter of the story. Daisy Buchanan manipulates Jay Gatsby to get another life of luxury. Gatsby in so utterly in love with Daisy that he will do anything to impress her. One of the ways he tries to impress Daisy is with his material possessions. “The mansion, clothes and car are all based on Gatsby’s conception of possessions... he