Young and Selfish

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In one of the greatest works of the Twentieth Century, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald shows the extremely active nightlife of the "Roaring 20's." Daisy Buchanan, a fragile, flirtatious women with a past that no one would ever guess is one of the main characters. Her marriage seems to be perfect, until her husband has an affair with another women. She has a daughter whom she does not care for, and she feels like she has no love from anyone whatsoever, but then Jay Gatsby, her "life", he is her long lost love that tries to make everything like it was in the past. A past where only they existed, and no one else, but the circumstances of the present affect them from doing so. Daisy is as fragile as a flower. Daisy Buchanan is known to be the beauty of Louisville, yet she is very weak and immature and doesn't think of the consequences of her actions. Daisy is a 19 year old young lady in the book, pressuring herself to get married. She believes it is the best thing for her, but does not think of how being marrying so young might affect her. According to Nick; "For Daisy was young and her artificial world was redolent of orchids and pleasant, cheerful snobbery and orchestras... and all the time something within her was crying for a decision." (151) Daisy was ready to settle down and get married, but not just with any guy. She wanted the best, richest, good-looking, most powerful bachelor in town. What Daisy did not know was that marrying Tom Buchanan was the worst mistake she could make. Wild rumors that her husband was cheating on her, and about her marriage spread across Chicago, and Daisy knew that they were true. Her husband Tom was having an affair with this women named Myrtle Wilson, and showing h... ... middle of paper ... ...o. Yet another example of how Daisy easily influenced by her surroundings, is like a feather in the wind. Daisy Buchanan is a fragile, flirtatious, feather floating around in the book The Great Gatsby. Her character is not portrayed as the typical women in the 1920's but instead she is known as the beauty queen. However, society knows that not all her life is flowers and cupcakes. Her marriage to Tom Buchanan is a disappointment, and his many affairs really get to her. She does not feel any maternal way towards her daughter, whom we hardly ever hear about in the story, and thinks that she is going to be just like her, "a beautiful little fool". Although it's clear that Daisy and Gatsby are in love, their love can never be. Like Daisy once told Gatsby: " I wish I would of done everything on earth with" but instead they each end up taking a different path.

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