Daisy Buchanan In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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The 1920s, otherwise known as the “Roaring 20’s” was a period post-WW1 in which American society shifted from its traditional agricultural origins to a more business-minded industrial country. With this shift came remarkable changes in culture and fashion. With the economic boost of post-WW1 and technological advancements, the rising middle class had more time to participate in leisure activities. These leisure activities include indulging in movies, sports, parties, and new music. Jazz was the common party music, as it was new and exciting. Women also gained the right to vote and started to participate in more traditionally masculine activities. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, the change in women’s roles is displayed by Daisy Buchanan. …show more content…

Although Fitzgerald displays Daisy as naive and innocent, she is ultimately the true villain, as she is driven by materialistic desire and privilege, she takes advantage of Gatsby’s feelings, and neglects all responsibility and blame for her actions. To start, Daisy’s attraction toward men is based on a desire for material possessions derived from her privileged life as a child. Daisy was born into wealth, so the expectation and standard of living was set for her early on. Gatsby knew this prematurely and was afraid that, “at any moment, the invisible cloak of his uniform might slip from his shoulders” (Fitzgerald 149). Gatsby knew that Daisy would never have shown any interest in him if she knew of his past, that he was poor. His uniform from the war allowed him to blend in, for his past to stay a mystery, and ultimately allowed him to be able to get close to Daisy. Over the time they spent together Gatsby fell in love with her, and thought that she loved him too, but as soon as he left for war she was moving on. Daisy wanted more, she wanted her perfect, material life to be started now, “.and the decision must be made by some force—of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality” (Fitzgerald

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