In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, he depicts the downfall of Jay Gatsby’s dream to be with who he sees as flawless–Daisy Buchanan. Through Nick Carroway’s perspective, Daisy is the center of increasing tensions and conflict between characters in the novel. While some literary critics might argue that Tom Buchanan is the worst character in comparison to the idealism of Daisy, the reality is Daisy is the worst character because of her detrimental actions to relationships and because of her desire for wealth and status. Daisy destroys her relationship with Gatsby, Tom, and even her cousin Nick. After remeeting Gatsby, Daisy begins to go “over quite often–in the afternoons” to Gatsby’s home (114). Although she is married to Tom, Daisy goes to another man’s house and begins an affair; she even …show more content…
Daisy not only exposes the fact that she has been cheating on her husband but also hurts both Tom and Gatsby by claiming she loves them both. Gatsby who is head over heels for Daisy and threw lavish parties just for her attention was ultimately crushed by this revelation. This reveals Daisy’s indifference to the consequences of her actions and her lack of respect for those around her. Despite Tom’s abusiveness towards Daisy, the secret relationship between Gatsby and Daisy takes a heavy toll on him as he was still losing his wife. Another situation of the destructiveness of Daisy is on the way back from the city when Daisy drives Gatsby’s car and ends up losing “her nerve and turned back” to hit Myrtle Wilson ultimately killing her (143). A series of events then occurs where Tom pins the murder on Gatsby resulting in Myrtle’s husband, George Wilson, killing Gatsby for what he assumed was justice. After everything Gatsby did for her from building his wealth from nothing and throwing large fancy parties just for her attention, Daisy lets Gatsby take the blame for what she did because she knew that he