Examples Of Carelessness In The Great Gatsby

A countless number of accidents happen on a daily basis such as running into someone, losing something that is really important, or wrecking a car. The cause of certain events might be the result of common people being careless with their actions and decisions. The outcome of reckless people’s decisions could affect other people negatively or could even cause others harm. Careless people are people who have no concern for others and ultimately only pay attention to the well being of themselves. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Daisy Buchanan to demonstrate the carelessness of people during the RoaringTwenties, and how her carelessness affected herself and the people who were close to her .
Daisy’s life might have turned out differently

“Everybody thinks so-the most advanced people. And I know. I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything.” Her eyes flashed around her in a defiant way, rather like Tom’s and she laughed with thrilling scorn. “Sophisticated-God, I’m sophisticated! (Fitzgerald 17). Daisy says this to Nick while he is visiting Tom and Daisy at their home, and Daisy explains to Nick how miserable her life has been. Daisy’s marriage is a mess which is the result of her careless decision to marry Tom. This quote from The Great Gatsby reveals how Daisy really feels about her life and how she knows a great deal about the world, but she puts on an act to disguise the pain of reality. The novel's climax occurs in a scene in the Plaza Hotel in New York when Daisy, after seeming to fall in love with Gatsby once more, ultimately decides to remain with the security and "old money" of her husband, Tom (Strong). Daisy only married Tom because he could give her

In The Great Gatsby, Daisy says to Gatsby,“I did love him once—but I loved you too” (Fitzgerald 132). Throughout the book, Daisy never clearly answers Gatsby when he asks her if she ever loved Tom. She avoided the question and led Gatsby to believe that he was the only one she had ever loved. In this scene, Daisy finally admits that she once loved Tom and this leaves Gatsby stunned. Daisy had once before rejected Gatsby when he was a poor army officer and, although she engages in an affair with him while married to Tom, she remains socially aloof and emotionally beyond his reach (Sova). Daisy spent a great deal of time with Gatsby while she was married to Tom, and the way she acted around Gatsby led him to believe that there was still a chance for them. However, Gatsby did not know that Daisy was never going to leave her family for Gatsby and she was just trying to entertain herself. Instead of attending Gatsby's funeral, Daisy hastily flees Long Island without leaving any forwarding address. She could have intervened and saved Gatsby's life.