The Great Gatsby's Daisy Buchan is a fascinating figure who is full of contradictions. She is pure in the eyes of Gatsby, but her actions and demeanor reveal that she is cold and cunning, caring little for anyone else. She is only attracted to Gatsby because of his newly discovered riches because her life is all about money and power. She continues to have a bias against him, though, because he is younger and has less money than her spouse. (Scott 21). She demonstrates how flawed the American ideal is by showing how unappreciative people are of those who have worked hard to obtain what they have. They are more drawn to those that have money tied back to past wealth and only want to be associated as such. Daisy does not care about family or love, and she cares that she is comfortably married and to show how fierce she is in her selfishness, she murders her husband's mistress. The American dream is about making it in life and living in comfort, but Daisy shows the darker side of this dream. Where some people do nothing for themselves because the live as parasites on those that have gone on to build their wealth.
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Daisy is represented by the color white because of the purity that Gatsby associates her with.
Daisy knows of her husband's infidelities, but she cares more about his old money as she despises the new money idea.
Instead of which that her daughter grows up to be bright and independent, Daisy wants her to live her life like she lives hers. She intends to corrupt her instead of empowering her.
The love for Daisy has blinded Gatsby that he doesn't realize her evil character where she is not relieved to have him back as she is more relieved that he now has substantial material possession. She also commits a murder and does not show any guilt for doing it yet Gatsby is still blinded by the white purity he believes she represents.
Work Cited
Scott, Francis. The Great Gatsby. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS., 1986.
