Examples Of Daisy's Expectations In The Great Gatsby

“When you have expectation, you are setting yourself up for disappointment.” - Ryan Reynolds. This quote is perfect for Jay Gatsby. Gatsby’s expectation was too high which cause Daisy not to meet it. “Social expectation is an internalized social norm for individuals and organizations, thus for society as a whole, about what people should do” (Hasegawa). In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy does not conflict with society’s expectations because she is really passive, she does not express her feeling, and she lived in a rich household and followed all feminine expectation shown by her background. First, Daisy does not conflict with society’s expectations because she is really passive. For example, “She wanted her life shaped now, immediately – and the decision must be made by some force – of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality – that was close at hand” (Fitzgerald 151). Passive is “not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling” (dictionary.com). From this definition and the quote, Daisy is the kind of person where people just tell her what to do and she just do it without thinking about it. This is not a conflict with society’s expectations because she is doing nothing to change about it. Daisy is just

For instance, “He was talking intently across the table at her and in his earnestness his hand had fallen upon and covered her own. Once in a while she looked up at him and nodded in agreement” (145). This quote was just after the car accident and the whole feud with Tom and Gatsby. When Nick saw Tom and Daisy talking, Daisy was agreeing with what Tom was saying. This showing how Daisy is just keeping her feeling inside and having it all bottled up. This is not a conflict to society’s expectations because Daisy is still do nothing about it and she is not speaking up about