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Monday, May 16, 2011
Daisy!Daisy!Daisy!
Discuss the role of Daisy in The Great Gatsby. Is she really just a symbol of the illusive American dream or is she more? Defend your position. (The deadline to post a response is midnight Wednesday, May 18, 2011)
I believe Daisy is more than the American dream. While she represents the American dream in that society builds its dreams up so high that they can never be satisfied, she also represents money and carelessness. Daisy represents money because Gatsby had to be rich to have the chancenof being with her. In the end, however, his new money was not enough to win her. She lastly represents how careless people can be when she runs into Myrtle while recklessly driving and does not turn around to rectify the situation. Daisy is truly more than just the American dream.
While Daisy does symbolically stand for the American dream, she is much more. She also represents the goal of humans and how hard they will work to achieve the goals. Daisy is Gatsby's goal and he does a lot to try to win her over. In addition, Daisy represents the greedy and careless people. If Daisy had known that Gatsby had come from a poor family, she would have never even thought of beng with him. Nothing is ever good enough for her. She represents careless people because she kills a human and had no thought to turn back. Also, she got up and left with Tom after she killed Myrtle and forgot about Gatsby. Daisy is much more than the American dream becuase she represents so many other things.
I am not so sure that she represents anything more than the American dream. After all, what else could people want than to be unbelievably rich and not have to worry about consequences? This, in addition to her elusiveness, for, although Gatsby did everything imaginable to win her heart, he cannot make her come to him. I think that she also represents how the American dream can be tainted by faithlessness and scandal, proving that no ideal is beyond human corruption.
Discuss the role of Daisy in The Great Gatsby. Is she really just a symbol of the illusive American dream or is she more? Defend your position. (The deadline to post a response is midnight Wednesday, May 18, 2011)
3 comments:
I believe Daisy is more than the American dream. While she represents the American dream in that society builds its dreams up so high that they can never be satisfied, she also represents money and carelessness. Daisy represents money because Gatsby had to be rich to have the chancenof being with her. In the end, however, his new money was not enough to win her. She lastly represents how careless people can be when she runs into Myrtle while recklessly driving and does not turn around to rectify the situation. Daisy is truly more than just the American dream.
While Daisy does symbolically stand for the American dream, she is much more. She also represents the goal of humans and how hard they will work to achieve the goals. Daisy is Gatsby's goal and he does a lot to try to win her over. In addition, Daisy represents the greedy and careless people. If Daisy had known that Gatsby had come from a poor family, she would have never even thought of beng with him. Nothing is ever good enough for her. She represents careless people because she kills a human and had no thought to turn back. Also, she got up and left with Tom after she killed Myrtle and forgot about Gatsby. Daisy is much more than the American dream becuase she represents so many other things.
I am not so sure that she represents anything more than the American dream. After all, what else could people want than to be unbelievably rich and not have to worry about consequences? This, in addition to her elusiveness, for, although Gatsby did everything imaginable to win her heart, he cannot make her come to him. I think that she also represents how the American dream can be tainted by faithlessness and scandal, proving that no ideal is beyond human corruption.
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