Daisy's Voice In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

What is the first feature you notice about someone? The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald shows a divergent way of how we see Daisy Buchanan. Daisy Buchanan is primarily seen though her voice. Authors use the character’s voice to show their uniqueness. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Daisy Buchanan as the character who shows their voice in a unique way. This shows how her voice is powerful to one’s ear. This interpretations is important because it shows how the others react to Daisy’s voice. This being said, Daisy’s voice has a way of moving the story along. First, we see how Daisy’s voice is “full of money” (Fitzgerald 127). Secondly, we see how her voice transforms her into a lover. Also, Daisy is seen as a child through her voice. Lastly, Daisy

Fitzgerald uses this phrase to provoke the readers to think that Daisy's life is carefree. Her life being so carefree that you can see it in her own voice. This is shown when she didn't care when Tom found out about her romantic relationship with Gatsby. Daisy’s voice being “full of money” (Fitzgerald 127) also shows how she has been supplied. Throughout her life Daisy has been supplied with money. She has also had her fair share of education. Education, being very expensive in the 1920’s time period. Daisy, growing up with money, has very well been around wealthy people. She too then picks up their ways of speaking. Daisy is basically speaking money. This being unique in Nick’s eyes, because Nick himself has a hard time talking to wealthy people. This being said, Daisy didn't have to care too much, because she always had money right along side of her. Daisy’s voice being “full of money” (Fitzgerald 127) concludes that she could be carefree. Daisy’s voice throughout the book changes how we see Daisy as a person. We also see Daisy as a lover though her

The way Nick describes her as a unique feature, like a song. “‘I looked back at my cousin, who began to ask me questions in her low, thrilling voice. It was the kind of voice that the ear follows up and down, as if each speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again. Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth, but there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget: a singing compulsion, a whispered "Listen," a promise that she had done gay, exciting things just a while since and that there were gay, exciting things hovering in the next hour’” (Fitzgerald ???) The “singing compulsion” and “arrangement of notes” has a promising attitude. Her voice has a soothing effect. The effect being on the other Nick. Nick seeing that Daisy “was sad and lonely” yet she has “an excitement in her voice”. He felt promise. Promise that even when you have a sad face, you can hide your true feelings in a song. Artists pour their hearts into songs, camouflaging their sad faces. The “excitement” in her voice refers to the hard times she goes