Monday, April 5, 2010

Character Sketch: Daisy Buchanan


Daisy Buchanan grew up in a fluffy environment. She was born into a wealthy family, and she never had to work a day in her life. She was accustomed to the finer things in life, and not the uncomfortable ones. She grew up near the woman golf player, Jordan Baker. Jordan foils Daisy with her cool, nonchalant attitude, which makes Daisy seem like a wild child. In her youth, Daisy spent her time driving around young men in her little, white car. Many men she spent her days with with soldiers. One of them was called Jay Gatsby. He fell madly in love with her before going off to the war. Never having to be troubled, Daisy wasn't used to waiting for letters or waiting for Gatsby to come home to her. Instead, she turned her pretty little head in a new direction. She met a young, rich male named Tom Buchanan. She saw an opportunity to have a financially secure life and she took it. Five long years went by. In this time, Tom had cheated on her, Gatsby had become wealthy, and she took a more cynical outlook on life. She said to her cousin, Nick, what she said to the nurse who delivered her baby. "I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool-that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful, little fool." When she killed Tom's mistress, she didn't stick around for Gatsby. She chose the easy route and left him behind.

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