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American family, and had the appearance of a perfect upbringing. In reality, Daisy did live a “ white” (p.20) childhood, pure and innocent. In fact, her childhood was so ideal that even her friend Jordan Baker commented, “The largest of the banners and the largest of the lawns belonged to Daisy Fay’s house. She was just eighteen, two years older than me [Jordan], and by far the most popular of all the young girls in Louisville. She dressed in white, and had a little white roadster, and all day long the telephone rang in her house and excited young officers from Camp Taylor demanded the privilege of monopolizing her that night” (p.75). Daisy’s childhood not only gave the outward appearance of being ideal, but in reality it was flawless as well.
On the exterior Nicole Diver’s childhood fits all the requirements of a perfect upbringing as well, however, like the ‘American Dream,’ it too was imperfect. Nicole was born into ...

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and the decision must be made by some force – of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality – that was close at hand”(p.151). Daisy entered this marriage only for the social status and financial security that she would gain. She knew that the marriage was a mistake and that her heart truly belonged to Jay Gatsby. However, she continued with the planned marriage. The “next day at five o’clock she married Tom Buchanan without so much as a shiver, and started off on a three months’ trip to the South Seas” (p.77-78). The marriage began with a bad foundation, and as a result Daisy subsequently had an affair with Gatsby. Gatsby’s ...

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