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    may show sympathy towards is Daisy. Daisy throughout the novel is oblivious to the fact that Tom‚ her husband‚ has an intimate relationship with the character Myrtle in a very public way. This is one of the ways in which we‚ the reader‚ sympathise towards Daisy‚ not only because of the fact that Tom is cheating on her with other characters but‚ the public way in which this affair is being carried out with everyone aware of Tom and Myrtles relations‚ other than Daisy yet saying very little to her

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    Daisy In The Great Gatsby

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    To start with‚ she thinks Gatsby is wealthy and falls in love with him. But realizing the fact that Gatsby can’t give her a luxurious life‚ she chooses Tom as her husband without any doubt. However‚ Gatsby’s appearing with historic fortune and his true love to her seems to make her moved‚ then she tries to recover the relationship between them. For Daisy‚ what she really wants is not a romantic lover‚ but she needs a man who can give her

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    In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the protagonist Nick Carraway meets his very wealthy neighbor Jay Gatsby and develops a strong friendship with him. Gatsby falls in love with Daisy Buchanan but struggles to actually get her to be with him. Gatsby is willing to do anything for Daisy‚ including buying her expensive gifts and throwing wild parties. The characters show how it is like to live in West and East Egg in the 1920’s‚ the time period before the Great Depression. In the movie that

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    George’s wife Myrtle is looking out of the window. She sees Jordan in the car with Tom Buchanan‚ so she thinks that this must be his wife or new mistress. Therefore‚ Myrtle is very jealous and does not even notice that she is "being observed" (page 125) by Nick who knows what she is thinking. She just envies the woman in the yellow car. He described that Myrtle is assuming Jordan is Tom’s wife. Her reaction shows that she does not respect or love her husband at all. For her everything is wealth

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    Many of the characters in Great Gatsby were cheating on their spouses. This may seem unusual‚ but it was not uncommon for the time period Great Gatsby was written. Divorce was still looked down upon. As a result‚ people prefered to have an affair than a divorce because they were easier to conceal than divorces. However‚ the affairs in Great Gatsby were exploited. Consequently‚ Gatsby and Myrtle wind up dead. In the end‚ old money prevails‚ and the working class is left paying for their carelessness

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    In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ ladies begin to tune in the thoughts of accomplishing the American Dream. The female characters‚ Daisy‚ Jordan‚ and Myrtle‚ all speak to the different implications of the American Dream. Daisy’s quality is that of an unattainable princess. Much like the American dream‚ she draws‚ feels " comfortable enough " (Fitzgerald 95) to be managed‚ has all the earmarks of being finished‚ and her voice is enticing‚ "full of money" (Fitzgerald 125)‚ musical‚ and baiting

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    The Great Gatsby Chapter 5 Inclass Essay The 2013 version of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald had portrayed chapter five to his intentions better than the 1974 movie version. The 2013 movie represented the emotions and imagery of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan’s meeting better than the 1974 version. Some crucial aspects that was presented around the scene was how weird and strange the atmosphere was between Jay and Daisy‚ the scenery and rain‚ and the clock that Jay broke. First‚ when Jay

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    Daisy In The Great Gatsby

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    Gatsby a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg in the story tends to be of to himself living life in past and not letting go of it instead thinking that he can bring it back. No one knows where he comes from‚ what he does‚ or how he made his fortune. Since Gatsby met Daisy he has never let go of her even though she has started a life of her own‚ he is famous for the lavish parties he throws every Saturday night so Daisy could some how end up there and they could reunite

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    Daisy: the Great Gatsby

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    Leticia Duran Wakefield English 100 30 march‚ 2013 Deadly Green Daisy Struggles with multiple battles throughout her life‚ many of them changing her and disrupting others around her. Her biggest struggles are money‚ marriage and lost true love. These are very similar to what everybody deals with‚ but the big difference here is the amount of money that is carried throughout this story‚ it seems to dictate every choice that is made. You are very innocent as a child‚ wherever you are and whatever

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    Daisy In The Great Gatsby

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    the decade‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is an account of the self-absorbtion of the rich in the 1920’s. Daisy Buchanan‚ the object of the title character’s desire‚ is the most significant woman in the novel. Daisy resembles most of Fitzgerald’s other female characters in her situation‚ personality and actions. The characteristics of Daisy and her social status are similar to those of the typical Fitzgerald female character. Daisy is youthful and beautiful. "Daisy took her face

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