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Examples Of Daisy In The Great Gatsby

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It seems so simple for Daisy to leave Tom and run to Gatsby but when in reality she had more than just her wealth on the line, she and Tom had a child together. The child wasn't brought up much during the novel and Gatsby doesn't put much thought into this his only worry is for Daisy and this reflects some of his selfish behaviors we are faced with throughout the book. Gatsby gives up his old life to create a new one in the same class as Daisy and he expects Daisy to give up her life she's created with Tom this projects how Gatsby does things for only his own personal gain. Pammy Buchanan daughter of Tom and Daisy Buchanan. There is Little mention of her throughout the novel but she represents the children of the jazz age. She has very little parental contact, yet the reader is always vaguely aware of her presence. Pammy is significant for representing Daisy and her younger self. Daisy wishes that her daughter will be “a beautiful fool” like her and end up marrying a rich man. She also wants her daughter to be a fool so she is protected. She is taken care of by a nurse rather than Daisy herself. Not only Gatsby is selfish when it comes to the topic of Pammy. Tom and Daisy both disregard her and don't make her a big part of their decisions that affect their family life. Gatsby has been romanticizing Daisy. He does not think of …show more content…

Which is a big reason why Gatsby ignores Daisy's child because he doesn't want to believe she's been with other men besides him. Gatsby uses hypocrisy many times in the novel and says he's above wealth and status and uses tom as examples to say he's flashy with his money but Gatsby stripped Daisy of her youth and then was hypocritical of her for not being pure anymore when he had taken that away and been judgmental when she moved on and changed her

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