Character Analysis Of Daisy Buchanan In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

It’s an old saying that you get a lot more with honey than you will with vinegar. It is true under almost any circumstance. If you are a selfish person, more often than not, you exude negative energy because you make choices and decisions based upon your needs knowing it may hurt other people. These behaviors are what usually are referred to as the “vinegar” in the world. Daisy Buchanan is a woman of wealth and old money, she values her social status, and is always sure to keep reputation in tact. She is married to a man by the name of Tom Buchanan, and had a previous relationship with Jay Gatsby, a war veteran. In the well known novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it becomes evident throughout the chapters that Daisy Buchanan

Daisy Buchanan proves how selfish she is at numerous points in the story but especially when she kills Myrtle Wilson, the woman her husband Tom, has been having an affair with. Myrtle is married to George Wilson, and every so often Tom will give George a little car business at his shop as his way to secretly be with Myrtle. The night Myrtle was hit and killed, Daisy got behind the wheel of the car under the influence of alcohol and very emotional. This action by Daisy is extremely irresponsible because she knew she had been drinking and not only put her own life in jeopardy, but others like Myrtle, and Gatsby’s because he was in the passenger seat. Daisy always appeared a little reckless, an article later written on this topic reads, “These aren’t exactly the

She had been growing desperate for Tom as time passed on. When Daisy hit Myrtle she had been running in the middle of the road. Daisy did not stop after hitting Myrtle because she was upset about her own problems so because of that, she didn’t think twice about driving away and not looking to make sure she was alright. This behavior perfectly depicts her self absorbed demeanor because although she could have stopped to check if she was okay she instead was too upset by her own dilemma to even acknowledge that she killed a woman. Aside from her killing Myrtle Wilson, another character harmed due to Daisy’s selfish actions is Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby and Daisy have a long history and for a short while in the book it was assumed Daisy and Gatsby were going to rekindle their old love and Daisy would leave Tom, but that did not happen. Daisy led Gatsby on and acted interested even though she fully intended on staying with Tom. She loved the idea of him, “On top of using Gatsby for her own enjoyment, she ends up going back to Tom. After he had openly cheated on her”(Tanner) stated by Tanner. Unfortunately for Gatsby he was too blind to notice, Tanner reflects “By worst character, I mean Daisy is the villain of this whole story. She's manipulative and cruel but