Daisy Buchanan
Relations to other characters:
- Tom’s wife
- Nick’s cousin
- Gatsby’s lover
- Jordan’s friend
Chapter One:
She invites Nick to her house for dinner as he has just moved
to West Egg. She lives a lavish and luxury lifestyle, which is the
first thing that Nick notices. Daisy seems negatively impact by
Tom’s open relationship with his Mistress Myrtle, but changes
the subject quickly, suggesting she accepts it as part of her life
and doesn’t want to dwell on it too much. She also wants to
arrange a marriage between Nick and her friend Jordan at the
end of the chapter.
‘She leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression -
then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh’ Page 7
‘’’Gatsby?’’ demanded Daisy. “What Gatsby?”’ Page 9
‘“I love to see you at my table, Nick. You remind me of a - of a
rose, an absolute rose. Doesn’t he?”’ Page 11
Chapter Two:
Not present but mentioned- Tom is unable to marry Myrtle
because Caroline says that Daisy is Catholic so doesn’t believe
in divorce. Hearing this, Nick knows it is not true.
‘“She’s a Catholic, and they don’t believe in divorce.”’ Page 25
, ‘Daisy was not a Catholic, and I was a little shocked at the
elaborateness of the lie.’ Page 25
Chapter Three:
NOT PRESENT
Chapter Four:
Not present but mentioned- In an attempt to speak on behalf of
Gatsby, Wolfsheim states that he (Gatsby) would never look at
a friends’ wife. Nick also sees Jordan for tea and she tells him
about when Gatsby and Daisy briefly dated five years before.
Gatsby fell in love with Daisy when he met her in Louisville, but
when Gatsby was told to go fight in the war. During that time,
Daisy married Tom. She then received a letter from Gatsby just
before she was about to get married to Tom, and she erupted
into relentless tears, with adamant refusal to marry Tom.
However, with the support of Jordan, she put on the necklace
and got married to Tom. Gatsby still has an intense longing for
Daisy and still hasn’t accepted her marriage to Tom. The only
reason which Gatsby hosts his parties is with the hope that
Daisy will one day come.
‘Gatsby’s very careful about women. He would never so much
as look at a friend’s wife.’ Page 54
‘The largest of the banners and the largest of lawns belonged
to Daisy Fay’s house.’ Page 55
‘She began to cry- she cried and cried.’ Page 57
Chapter 5:
Relations to other characters:
- Tom’s wife
- Nick’s cousin
- Gatsby’s lover
- Jordan’s friend
Chapter One:
She invites Nick to her house for dinner as he has just moved
to West Egg. She lives a lavish and luxury lifestyle, which is the
first thing that Nick notices. Daisy seems negatively impact by
Tom’s open relationship with his Mistress Myrtle, but changes
the subject quickly, suggesting she accepts it as part of her life
and doesn’t want to dwell on it too much. She also wants to
arrange a marriage between Nick and her friend Jordan at the
end of the chapter.
‘She leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression -
then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh’ Page 7
‘’’Gatsby?’’ demanded Daisy. “What Gatsby?”’ Page 9
‘“I love to see you at my table, Nick. You remind me of a - of a
rose, an absolute rose. Doesn’t he?”’ Page 11
Chapter Two:
Not present but mentioned- Tom is unable to marry Myrtle
because Caroline says that Daisy is Catholic so doesn’t believe
in divorce. Hearing this, Nick knows it is not true.
‘“She’s a Catholic, and they don’t believe in divorce.”’ Page 25
, ‘Daisy was not a Catholic, and I was a little shocked at the
elaborateness of the lie.’ Page 25
Chapter Three:
NOT PRESENT
Chapter Four:
Not present but mentioned- In an attempt to speak on behalf of
Gatsby, Wolfsheim states that he (Gatsby) would never look at
a friends’ wife. Nick also sees Jordan for tea and she tells him
about when Gatsby and Daisy briefly dated five years before.
Gatsby fell in love with Daisy when he met her in Louisville, but
when Gatsby was told to go fight in the war. During that time,
Daisy married Tom. She then received a letter from Gatsby just
before she was about to get married to Tom, and she erupted
into relentless tears, with adamant refusal to marry Tom.
However, with the support of Jordan, she put on the necklace
and got married to Tom. Gatsby still has an intense longing for
Daisy and still hasn’t accepted her marriage to Tom. The only
reason which Gatsby hosts his parties is with the hope that
Daisy will one day come.
‘Gatsby’s very careful about women. He would never so much
as look at a friend’s wife.’ Page 54
‘The largest of the banners and the largest of lawns belonged
to Daisy Fay’s house.’ Page 55
‘She began to cry- she cried and cried.’ Page 57
Chapter 5:
