The Great Gatsby: Daisy's Love

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to be one of the very top priorities in her life, and everyone that
she surrounds herself with, including her daughter, seem to accept this as mere
fact with her. She lives in one of the most elite neighborhoods in the state, in
one of the most elegant houses described in the book, and intends very much for
her daughter to grow up much like she has. "And I hope she'll be a fool --
that's the best thing a girl can be in this world today, a beautiful little
fool." (Fitzgerald 24) She raves repeatedly of boats and large windows and halls
where many a extravagant party is held. This only stands remind of her reliance
on material goods and her stories of her gowns and home furnishings confirm this
sad fact. Daisy is one woman who is at home in Bloomingdales, and shuns anyone
who would be out-of-place at a gathering of societies richest and most pompous
citizens. She is forever looking forward to showing off, and she exhibits such
behavior when she parades her daughter around in front of ...

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out of convince, one that was just the next step in
both of their lives. At Gatsby's party, this is most apparent.

"Go ahead," answered Daisy genially, "and
if you want to take down any address here's my
gold pencil."... She looked around after a moment
and told me the girl was "common but pretty," and
I knew that except for the half-hour she'd been
alone with Gatsby she wasn't having a good time."
(Fitzgerald 107)

When she is faced with the decision to tell both men whom she is truly in love
with, Daisy confesses that she really was in love with Tom for a time, but also
that Jay Gatsby was one of her beaus. She is unwilling to deny her ...

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