Daisy's Selfish Motives In The Great Gatsby

Daisy’s reactions to certain events show how she makes decisions based off of what will give her the most money, rather than what will be the best option for her. Daisy was in love with Gatsby, but he was poor and he had to go to war, so she decided to wait for him. However, it took too long for him to return, so Daisy got impatient, and she married Tom instead. Tom was rich, and Daisy knew he would bring her an old money status. When Gatsby finally meets with Daisy again, she sees how rich he is and she regrets her decison to marry Tom. Gatsby shows her his house, and his fancy shirts, which makes Daisy say that “They’re such beautiful shirts… It makes me sad because

First off, Daisy Buchanan is completely unhappy with her life. In page sixteen Daisy says, "I've had a very bad time, Nick, and I'm pretty cynical about everything.” (16) One reason that she is unhappy because of come Buchanan, her husband. Tom Buchanan is brutish man who cheats on her constantly and treats her horribly. Even though Tom takes Daisy around the world, provides her with all the amenities that anyone could ever ask for, Daisy is still unhappy with her life. Another reason for her dissolution with her own life is the fact that Jay Gatsby is still living in her mind and thoughts. They together had a

The Great Gatsby is considered to be a great American novel full of hope, deceit, wealth, and love. Daisy Buchanan is a beautiful and charming young woman who can steal a man’s attention through a mere glance. Throughout the novel, she is placed on a pedestal, as if her every wish were Gatsby’s command. Her inner beauty and grace are short-lived, however, as Scott Fitzgerald reveals her materialistic character. Her reprehensible activities lead to devastating consequences that affect the lives of every character. I intend to show that Daisy, careless and self-absorbed, was never worthy of Jay Gatsby’s love, for she was the very cause of his death.

Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character of Daisy Buchanan undergoes many noticeable changes. Daisy is a symbol of wealth and of promises broken. She is a character we grow to feel sorry for but probably should not.

In "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, he shows women, treated and presented as worse than men, and are rather disregarded and neglected by the male characters. Even Fitzgerald describes and creates the traits of the women in the book in a negative manner.

Selfishness is a disease of the soul that every person experiences several times throughout their life. To say that selfishness has never been experienced would be hypocrisy. To say that selfishness is a beneficial trait would be erroneous. Although as humans we lie to ourselves, there is no question that selfishness can make any person a fool. Being selfish consumes us and changes us into someone we are not. Whether it leads to getting people killed, losing love, or abolishing families, selfishness always leads to destruction.

In life there are some people who are very selfish who can cause problems to happen to others because they only think of themselves. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby Daisy Buchanan is a very selfish character who causes many problems to others in the story. She causes the death of Myrtle Wilson and Jay Gatsby with her selfishness, is very self-centered in her marriage, and she is also selfish in her affair with Gatsby. Daisy Buchanan is a self-absorbed, vacuous socialite whose decisions lead to the destruction of both Jay Gatsby and Myrtle Wilson.

Daisy Buchanan in the story “The Great Gatsby” is tragically the most disappointing character. The author did a lot to make Daisy Buchanan seem worthy to the efforts and devotion of Jay Gatsby. Daisy Buchanan presents herself to be an innocent, beautiful woman with irresistible charm. Little did we know at the beginning of the book, Daisy Buchanan is the opposite of what she was introduced to be at the start of book. I strongly believe that Daisy Buchanan is the most un-admirable character in the book. She is self-centered, narcissistic, and greedy.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby is the story of one man searching for a long-lost love and the struggles he goes through to get her back. It is the story of Jay Gatsby, his wealth, and most importantly, his awe-inspiring love for Daisy Buchanan, his first and only true love. Gatsby spends all of his time trying to build up a life to impress Daisy and win her back from her rich, jealous, and aggressive husband, Tom Buchanan.

The story The Great Gatsby is a novel about how a man named Jay Gatsby who doesn't start off with much devotes his whole life to his dream girl, Daisy Buchanan. At one time they had relations, but Gatsby didn't have any money so they couldn't get married plus he had to go fight in the war. During this time Daisy married a rich man named Tom Buchanan. Once Gatsby gains wealth Daisy Impacts every decisions he makes, from house, to the clothes he wears, and his physical appearance, are all for Daisy. Even though Jay Gatsby does things that can be considered wrong or immoral, Fitzgerald presentation of the character makes us feel symphonies.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, illustrates most women in his novels in a incredibly negative light. He portrays them as dependent upon men, selfish, and completely amoral. Jay Gatsby is in love with the wealthy Mrs. Daisy Buchannan and tries to win her love by proving that he is wealthy. However, no matter how wealthy he becomes, or how many gigantic parties he throws, he is still never good enough for Daisy. The story ends in tragedy as Gatsby is killed and dies utterly alone. Fitzgerald's characterization of Daisy, Myrtle, and Jordan in The Great Gatsby demonstrates women who are objectified by men and treated as their trophies, while also

Money cannot hide a persons intentions and soul being at heart. In The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald we see the likenesses and differentiations between two men living in the extravagant lifestyle of the Eggs competing for their same love. Gatsby is considered new money with a hidden past to which makes him a mystery. Tom is considered old money with a selfish entitled way about him. Both characters are similar in the position of their moral compass yet their past and their passions set them apart as if in two different worlds.

At first glance, the reader might perceive the book being in Gatsby’s point of view, nevertheless, The Great Gatsby is actually narrated by Nick Carraway. His journey commences with his first encounter with the well known, Jay Gatsby. What makes Gatsby so great aren’t his “large” parties or wealth, it is his never ending perseverance that abides throughout the whole book. Therefore, the novel is titled, The Great Gatsby. It follows Gatsby’s journey to finding happiness through Carraway’s point of view.

The Great Gatsby, and it gives us an insight into the gender roles of past WW1 America. Throughout the novel, women are portrayed in a very negative light. The author’s presentation of women is unflattering and unsympathetic. The women are not described with depth. When given their description, Fitzgerald appeals to their voice, “ she had a voice full of money”, their looks “her face was lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes, and a bright passionate mouth”, and the way in which they behave, “ ’They’re such beautiful shirts’ she sobbed”, rather than their feelings or emotions, for example, Daisy is incapable of genuine affection, however she is aimlessly flirtatious.

The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald many characters possess flaws that eventually lead to their downfall, such as Gatsby and George Wilson.