Monday, April 23, 2012

The Great Gatsby - 4

Gatsby bought that house so that  Daisy would be just across the bay." pg. 79
When I first started reading this novel, I felt bad for Daisy. She was disrespected and cheated on by her husband. But, after hearing how she promised to marry Gatsby then bailed, makes me think that she had it coming. She definitely doesn't deserve to be treated that way by Tom, but it seems to be unfortunate karma. Instead of waiting for Gatsby, whom she loved, she married Tom for his money. She is just as superficial as the rest of the first class society. She settled for Tom who was available and had money, just so she could feel comfortable. In doing that, she now lives a miserable life with an arrogant, cheating jerk.

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