Summary Of Insatable Girls By Carol Wershoven

In the critical essay “Insatiable Girls” by critic Carol Wershoven, the author believes that there are critical women in novels that are representatives of unattainable desire. Daisy represents the “golden girl” in the Great Gatsby; she is the goal and yet nobody can completely have her. Because Daisy is so desired by many men, she becomes an object to compete for using wealth as a substitute for attraction. Daisy's objectification leads to an unrealistic ideal and that expectation leads to disappointment in other characters as well as self-destructive behavior to Daisy. Golden girls must always stay pure, as well, to complete their image, so any type of scandal or negative portrayal of the character is immediately covered up by other characters, as an act of devotion to her reputation. Wershoven highlights that Daisy is essentially treated as a perfect child, a rich girl who is an icon

Gatsby 's property is entirely representative for his desire for Daisy, he builds his amount to ultimately fail in trying to replace the only extravagant object he can't buy, Daisy. When Daisy and Gatsby reconnect in the novel, Gatsby is no longer a poor boy but a rich mogul. Daisy sees what she could've had and breaks down, "They're such beautiful shirts," she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. "It makes me sad because I've never seen such – such beautiful shirts before" (Fitzgerald 98). Daisy regrets her unfortunate marriage with Tom and wishes she would've married Gatsby and been with him in the long run. Although, supporting Wershoven's claim, Daisy knows she would've never married Gatsby when he was a poor man and is now stuck in a broken marriage with Tom. This caused her to break down at the sight of the well made shirt that "poor boy" Gatsby now owns; she sobs because of hate of her social status as the "golden