How Does Daisy Create Corruption In The Great Gatsby

When Gatsby and Daisy were returning from town Daisy hits Myrtle and does not even stop to check what happened to the victim. “Daisy was driving carelessly by driving too fast and by allowing herself to be distracted by the day's unpleasant events. Finally, after hitting Myrtle with Gatsby's car, Daisy panics and flees the scene, not even stopping to see if her victim survived” (Lance 2000). She leaves Gatsby with his car knowing he will get into trouble as it is his car but she does not care. Gatsby has no choice but to take the blame on himself as he truly loves Daisy and this leads to his death as Wilson tracked the owner of the car that killed his wife and kills Gatsby as the car belongs to him and Wilson thinks he killed Myrtle. This carelessness by Daisy leads to 3 deaths as Wilson also kills himself after killing Gatsby. "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up their mess” (Fitzgerald 167). After this she leaves on vacations not caring what happens to Gatsby neither she accepts her mistake. Daisy was also careless in her affair with Gatsby firstly she married Tom behind his back when he Gatsby was gone war. When Gatsby gets wealthy she says she loves him and she tries to get close to him calling him over for lunch and goes with him in Toms car to town “You take Nick and Jordan. We’ll follow you in the coupe” (Fitzgerald 127) instead of going with Tom who offered to take her in the circus wagon. The moment she gets in trouble she runs of stranding Gatsby all by himself leaving him to take the blame of her

Daisy, an innocent, pure girl with a luxurious life has her life suddenly turned upside down by her mysterious past. Daisy is surrounded by a white purity, but at the center is her lust for gold and wealth. Because of this lust, she exemplifies her selfish nature and materialistic values, caring only for herself and her prosperity. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy Buchanan reveals her selfish nature and materialistic values symbolizing the true corruption in American society regarding the need for power and wealth.

In the day and age of 2017, money makes the world go round. Without money, it's almost impossible to live. People are obsessed! But what happens when the obsession goes overboard in a totally different time period?Just take a look into The Great Gatsby, and you’ll find the answer. The setting of this book takes place in the Roaring Twenties, a time when economic growth swept the nation. In this book, we see the ugly consequences of the obsession with money. With this being said, it can be concluded that the theme is that wealth drives people to commit unethical/immoral actions, and is incapable of completely satisfying anyone. The author illustrates this by using similes, personification, and symbolism.

He led a dangerous life that didn’t allow him to have associate with many good people or make many friends. Gatsby always had partygoers swarming around his house but in the end of the day he didn’t have any true friends that were there for him to the end. He wanted to become rich so that he would be happy; however when he is rich he does not have anyone. Happiness is not measured by how much money you have but rather how many people care about you. There was always people buzzing around Gatsby’s house but none of them truly got to know him.

Gatsby’ downfall is shown when his spiritual background or wealth is shown as not being worthy enough for daisy. Daisy, someone who believes and “loves” tangible wealth, ends the relationship with Gatsby who she believed was not wealthy enough for her. Gatsby growing up poor, worked hard and honestly striving to become rich enough for Daisy’s likings and for her to marry him, he says “Her voice is full of money, That was it. I’d never understood before. It was full of money—that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals’ song of it. . . . High in a white palace the king’s daughter, the golden girl…. ”(99; ch.7),, tying his love for daisy to the pursuit of his wealth. Gatsby, [whom is beginning to obtain wealth -- AdjSC], obtains his wealth illegally and against his morals as he begins to bootleg in a time of prohibition.

The novel, The Great Gatsby, by author F. Scott Fitzgerald, is an eye opener onto the reality of the wealthy’s lives. The “American Dream” is that supposedly with hard work and perseverance an amazing life can be had here, but as the old saying goes, money cannot buy happiness. This philosophy is definitely present here, as the book highlights the ingenuine and twisted life that this group of ‘friends’ live. From the outside, their lives may seem perfect, but when taking a closer look the truth comes out. The group struggles with staying monogamous, lying and faking everything. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald talks about how phony and unattainable the “American Dream” is, proving that money cannot buy happiness

Recently, fabulous wealth has not been associated with purer, greater qualities, but with scandals, selfishness and inheriting large amounts of money without actually working for it. For example, the sparkling, ostentatious celebrities that everyone knows, but don't actually have any talents. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby seems like he stumbled into his money and spends it frivolously on large parties, when in reality, it was his relentless self-improvement regimen and his endearing optimism that got him to his level of greatness. Gatsby's strict rules for himself as a child and his hope for his return to Daisy show exactly how he came

Wealth is one of the main themes in The Great Gatsby, it brings a sense of achievement, happiness, and power. F. Scott Fitzgerald reveals two kinds of wealth, new money and old money. For Gatsby, being new money, that meant flaunting his riches with fancy cars, boats and throwing extravagant parties to impress others. Although, the main purpose of his parties was to attract Daisy’s attention, she was not impressed. She belonged to old money society, where they only surround themselves with the rich and knew how to handle their money. On the other hand, her husband, Tom, uses the power of his money to be superior to others and treat them badly. Furthermore, people used wealth to prove their social status but mostly to enjoy the American Dream.

F. Scott Fitzgerald interestingly portrays the idea that wealth can manipulate our minds through the eyes of the character known as Daisy, to present the audience with one of the most important yet realistic ideas that are significantly present in our society. The idea that money manipulates minds in the novel yet also in society instantly makes me upset as people can be distracted from the most important things in life where it can push those closest to you further away. This was presented in the novel ‘The great gatsby’ through the eyes of Daisy. Daisy and Jay Gatsby had an affectionate love, so affectionate that Daisy was willing to jeopardize her marriage with Tom in a result of her and Jay Gatsby’s love. Daisy is an extremely materialistic focussed character who only sees the quality and worth of something in comparison to the effort or the big picture right in front of her, this presents simple mindedness where she only focusses on the mainstream ideas and doesn’t have deeper understanding of the effort people put into her to impress her or make her happy.  This deepens my understanding of our society and makes me feel disappointed in our society as we are all too focussed on the idea of wealth and this manipulates us and tends to take over our lives. Gatsby and Daisy’s love is a representation of our society as Daisy’s mind is being manipulated by the idea of money, this is demonstrated when the idea of fortune overrules Daisy’s compassionate love with Gatsby, even though Daisy may love Gatsby more than Tom (Daisy’s husband)

In our current society, people talk about how having wealth is their main goal. However, what happens after one gains their wealth? Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby shows how having an obsession with material objects can lead to madness. This idea is first shown when Gatsby’s past is partially revealed and how far much of it he lied about.

Money is the ultimate driving force. It controls people and holds the focus of many individuals worldwide, as well as both endangering the beholder and acting as a thick, green safety blanket. Simply put, every aspect of life involves money which leads to a great disparity between those who are wealthy and those who are not. This influence of wealth features prominently in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. A majority of the characters within this novel possess great amounts of wealth, as represented in their belongings and their attitudes. In The Great Gatsby, this theme of extreme wealth and its effect on life plays an overwhelmingly significant role in explaining various details from the book, including the character’s belongings, attitudes, actions, and even the setting.

In the novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald illustrates how the power of wealth and tradition can shape a person’s actions and fate. Their quest for power through wealth and tradition develops Gatsby and Tom’s characters by converging their plots. Fitzgerald highlights that “human sympathy has its limits”, (135), so it is hard to feel compassion for Gatsby’s tragic end and for Tom’s overwhelmingly unhappy life. However, one can relate to the glorious power that wealth and tradition bring; it is easy to lose yourself in the midst of the pursuit of “happiness”. Tom Buchanan is an extremely wealthy aristocrat living in the East Egg of Long Island.

The theme of wealth is prevalent in the works of the The Great Gatsby. The wealthy are portrayed as educated businessmen who have found a prosperous niche, often illegally. Persons with enough money are held in higher esteem than their middle class compatriots. In Gatsby’s world money buys social acceptance, and it also grants living in the world without repercussions. In chapter four of The Great Gatsby, Gatsby, on his

This novella revolves around wealth being the solution to make dreams come true and to avoid consequences. For instance, Jordan Baker “had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round.” She cheated to win her golf tournament and people were oblivious because she probably bribed the witness to retract his statement and another witness to admit that it might have been a mistake. Another example was when Daisy hit Myrtle but, Daisy and Tom “let other people clean up the mess they had made…” The salt in the wound is that no one would ever know the truth of this crime. ‘The Great Gatsby,’ is ultimately a cautionary tale, because the underlining message reminds us that money can buy extravagant clothes and privileges in life but can never buy us happiness, love or true friends. The existence of this universal theme within this novel is what makes it a

Gatsby's devotion to his dream of love leads him to his downfall. He refuses to leave Daisy which in the end lead to his murder. Even though Nick tells him to leave, "Gatsby wouldn't consider it. He couldn't possibly leave Daisy until he knew what she was going to do" (Fitzgerald 141). After Daisy hits and kills Myrtle, Gatsby refuses to leave without her. Gatsby is sightless to the fact that he is in danger due to his desire for Daisy. Gatsby knows what could happen to him, but he still takes the fall for Daisy. However, Daisy plays the most important role for Gatsby's death.