Negative Effects Of Daisy In The Great Gatsby

On the way home from the hotel, Daisy, driving Gatsby's car, hits Tom's mistress, Myrtle. Gatsby says he'll take the blame for the death of Myrtle, therefore Daisy doesn't have to be arrested. Tom finds out and tells George Wilson, the husband of Myrtle. Enraged with the death of his wife, George shoots Gatsby in the pool. In the next chapter, Tom tells Nick one day passing by, "'That fellow had it coming to him.

As the plot develops, it is revealed that Daisy is also involved in a secret relationship with her past love, Gatsby. Both secret and destructive relationships of the husband and wife demonstrate their carelessness for each other's feelings. When Gatsby confesses his love for Daisy in front of her husband, Tom is quick to say, “Once in a while, I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time..” (Fitzgerald 138). This confession from Tom demonstrates his carelessness for Daisy’s feelings as he has spent many days away from her, violating and breaking their vows, and only when his relationship with her is threatened, is he able to show love for her.

Gastby’s dishonesty toward Myrtle's death was the reason that he died. He had told Tom that he was the one driving the car that hit Myrtle, not Daisy. “Was Daisy driving…but of course I'll say I was” (89). Gatsby was trying to protect Daisy, but when Tom told Wilson what happened Wilson shot Gatsby out of anger. Gatsby’s lies had caused so much destruction that Tom and Daisy decided to escape from all their problems–and they disappeared at the end of the novel.

As Tom and Gatsby fight over Daisy’s love, she begins to realize the damage she has done and “with every word she [is] drawing further and further into herself, so he [gives] that up, and only the dead dream fought on as the afternoon [slips] away, trying to touch what [is] no longer tangible” (Fitzgerald 134). She chooses her husband and begins to tear Gatsby’s hope of them being together again apart. Even though he put so much effort into winning her over, she still chose the safe option: keeping her life the same and spending it with her husband and child. Due to the dilemma of a car crash late that evening, Gatsby is blamed for the death of a girl, Myrtle, who is Tom’s mistress. Tom tells Myrtle’s real husband, Wilson, that Gatsby was driving the car that hit her.

After an intense and emotional confrontation between Gatsby and Tom Buchanan over Daisy’s love, Daisy was in a rush to escape the chaotic argument that had occurred. Daisy drives Gatsby's car from New York trying to clear her head from the events, but unfortunately introduces a new plot line to the story by hitting her husband's mistress Myrtle with Gatsby’s car. As the death of Myrtle Wilson shocked everyone, George Wilson was determined to avenge Myrtle after being killed in a hit and run “By half-past two he was in West Egg, where he asked someone the way to Gatsby’s house. So by that time he knew Gatsby’s name” (Fitzgerald 160). They believed the car was to be driven by Gatsby since it was a bright yellow car known to be owned by him, which was not the truth at all.

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, Daisy possesses extreme power and control over Jay Gatsby. Daisy, though a woman in a predominantly male-dominated time period, uses her attractiveness to manipulate the ‘great’ Jay Gatsby to her advantage. As the novel progresses, Daisy has many different roles. She is initially portrayed as Tom’s trophy wife without much purpose, aside from representing Tom’s ‘prize’ for success. As we learn more, we find out about her and Gatsby’s past five-year relationship.

During the party, in an expensive hotel suite, the casual conversation evolved into a confrontation between Daisy, Gatsby, and Tom. In a fit of anger, Gatsby insisted that Daisy loved him, not Tom, and that she only married Tom for his money. Daisy ended up admitting that she loved both Tom and Gatsby. The party then broke up, with Daisy driving Gatsby out of New York City in the yellow Rolls Royce and Tom, Jordan, and I leaving in Tom's car. From her upstairs room at the gas station, Myrtle saw an approaching car.

Daisy is primarily the person at fault for Myrtle’s death, Tom also plays a role in the downfall after his mistress's death. Instead, Tom never confesses to Myrtle being his mistress and holds Gatsby accountable for her death. As for Daisy she allows Gatsby to take the fault for her mistakes and walks away with her hands clean. Following Myrtle's death comes Gatsby’s death. Rather than attending the funeral of the man she was in love with, Daisy leaves town with the man she “loved” in the past.

Tom’s love for Daisy really hurts some people in the story. Myrtle who is a pretty innocent person that gets caught up in everything dies as she is ran over as a shaken and confused Daisy drives recklessly in Gatsby’s car from the events of Gatsby and Tom’s argument. Gatsby also dies because Tom told Wilson that Gatsby was the one who ran Myrtle over and Wilson went to Gatsby’s house and killed him. The book shows that love can be

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, “The Great Gatsby,” Daisy Buchanan struggles to free herself from the power of both Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby, whom both use their wealth and high standings as a way to dictate power over and impress others. Fitzgerald purposely develops Daisy as selfish and “money hungry” character when she chooses Tom, a rich man, over Gatsby, a poor man (who she was in love with), which establishes her desire for power that she never achieves.

Despite neither of them being happy in the relationship, they put a facade for the public and their daughter although, accounting to Jordan Baker "everybody knew... Tom got some woman in New York". This is evident when Tom flaunts his affair with Myrtle knowing that Daisy won't reprimand him. Another evidence of immaturity is when Daisy teases Tom about bring "hulking" (Fitzgerald,2014 : 11) despite the fact that Tom clearly mentioned that he "hates the word hulking" (Fitzgerald,2014 : 11). The main reason Daisy married ton, is mainly because of his wealthy background.

Daisy runs over Myrtle Tom’s mistress and Gatsby takes the blame. Mr.Wilson soon finds out Gatsby was the owner of the car. Mr.Wilson turned into a mad man causing him to shoot and kill himself and Gatsby. Tom and Daisy carelessly leave as always leaving someone to clean up the mess. Nick moves soon after Gatsby’s

In “The Great Gatsby” by F.Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Buchanan represents a man who is unfaithful, selfish, and arrogant. Throughout this essay, the character Tom Buchanan will be analyzed and will explain his purpose in this story as well as the many flaws he possesses which make him an unlikable person. Tom is considered to be the antagonist in this novel, but his main purpose in this story is to be the barrier between Daisy and Gatsby. Unbeknownst to Tom, Daisy eventually gets back with Gatsby but has a massive fit once he finds out they’re together.

Great Gatsby: Gatsby and Daisy’s Relationship Introduction The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald displayed several cases of unhealthy relationships, but he mainly focuses on Jay Gatsby’s and Daisy Buchanan's affair. Within all of the romance, money and social status play a huge role, but its Gatsby’s and Daisy that varied the most. Jay Gatsby portrays a character that does not have a past and is looking for a future while Daisy was handed her future. Readers often conclude that Jay Gatsby was the least to blame for his and Daisy’s failed relationship, but it was neither Gatsby nor Daisy’s fault.

In the end, despite the bump in the road, Daisy and Tom continue their relationship. Some may argue that Tom wasn’t loyal. After all, he did cheat on his wife and that was immoral. While cheating is bad, It is very common. Around 70% of people cheat on their spouse.