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How Does Daisy Change In The Great Gatsby

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Faith Anez-Robinson
Mrs. Kraus
College Literature
10 October
Characters of Gatsby Through out the years the American culture has changed significantly. The values and goals have gone from very conservative, to more carefree outgoing lifestyles. This is especially true for women during the 1920s. Even though women did not have as many rights as men did at the time, they knew how to make up for their disadvantage. From wearing short dresses, cutting their hair short, and drinking alcohol, they were all about the thrill. This behavior is shown many times in the novel The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A theme of the novel would be that money can't buy happiness. As a result, the men and women in this novel contribute greatly to the style and theme of the story. Daisy has a huge part in the novel. She adds a lot of excitement and intensity that makes the reader want to keep reading. Her life greatly influences the theme. Daisy is very much obsessed with money, but she also wants true love. The reader can tell this is true because the day she …show more content…

Nick seems to be the most content with himself during the whole novel unlike the others. He affects the overall style of the story because he is a lot different and relatable compared to the other characters, so the reader can use him in comparison to Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy. Nick is often used by everyone in the novel as the middle man. They always happened to put him in the middle of all there rich people problems. "I'm going to to call up Daisy to-morrow and invite her over here to tea."(82). Nick is going to invite Daisy and Gatsby over at the same time, so they can talk for the first time in five years. Even though not intentionally Gatsby has been using Nick this whole time to get closer to Daisy. This adds a different edge to the novel because it shows how unique is compared to the rest of

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