Why Is Daisy Buchanan Important In The Great Gatsby

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Imagine you are living back in the 1920s, in the book known as The Great Gatsby. You are married to an extremely wealthy man, named Tom Buchanan and you live in an enormous mansion. You have a beautiful daughter, who loves you very much. When you were younger, you fell in love with a poor man, named James Gatsby, however your parents forbade you to marry him, because he was too poor for you. After he went off to war, you never heard from him again. Beauty is your most magnificent feature, and your name is Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is best defined as a golddigger, who seems sweet and innocent, but ends up being the complete opposite as the book continues. Unfortunately for Daisy, she was born into the time, where women did not have any rights.
Daisy Buchanan seems to be a kindhearted and gentle person, but disappointingly ends up being the complete opposite of this. She is selfish, rude, vulgar, shallow, and hurtful. She acts loving, smart, sweet, and affectionate around others, but deeper into the book, her true personality is revealed. When Daisy’s daughter was born, the first thing she did was ask the nurse if the baby was a boy or a girl. As the nurse said it was a girl, Daisy started to cry. She then sobbed: “I hope she’ll be a fool-that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful …show more content…

She was upset about a fight, she and Gatsby had with Tom, in a hotel in New York City. Gatsby let Daisy drive home, because she said it would help clear her mind, and calm her down. But Myrtle ran into the road, and Daisy did not turn the wheel. Myrtle was killed instantly. Daisy did not respond well to the fight, nor the accident. During the fight, Gatsby tried to tell Tom, that Daisy does not love him, but Daisy kept back and did not admit it to Tom, because she became unsure of her feelings. She was too admit it to Tom, and by doing this, she hurt and embarrassed Gatsby. This tells us, that she is a