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How Does Daisy Influence The Great Gatsby

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Daisy, Jordan, and Myrtle influence the Great Gatsby differently. However, Daisy exudes the most influence over characters such as Jay Gatsby. In an attempt to rekindle an old love, Jay Gatsby makes a plan to get him and Daisy to Nick's house. As Gatsby assumed Daisy would not come, “ He sat down, miserable, as if I had pushed him, and simultaneously there was the sound of a motor turning onto my lane. We both jumped up” (Fitzgerald 90). Using this example, it’s clear that Daisy yields an influence over both Nick and Gatsby that portrays her as such a special character. The nervousness of both men shows that Daisy genuinely is such a woman that a man will work for. On top of this anticipation, Nick implies that Gatsby “talked a lot about the
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