going gatsby: The Women of the Great Gatsby

Daisy Buchanan is one of the main women in the novel The Great Gatsby. She is Nick's cousin, and Gatsby's love interest. Daisy was one of the first characters introduced in the book. She is somewhat flighty and speaks whatever is on her mind. Her husband, Tom is unfaitherful to her and is cheating on her with a woman who is less fortunate and lives in a smaller, secluded area. Daisy is quite oblivious to her husband's unfaithfulness, and still continues to live her life normally. As Daisy just reaquainted herself with her cousin whom she had not seen in years, she mentions how he failed to come to her wedding. She states that even though he had not been back from war that she's "had a very bad time, Nick, and I'm pretty cynical about everything." pg. 16. Daisy is very sensitive about this situation and wishes he had been there for her special day.

The next woman mentioned in The Great Gatsby was Jordan Baker. Jordan is one of Daisy's beautiful friends. Nick noticed Jordan's beauty within the first mom

ents of meeting her, he quickly became in love. Daisy wants to set Nick and Jordan up on a romantic date, she thinkgs they are perfect together. Jordan is a competitive golfer, and she has caught the eye of many men. Jordan has somewwhat of a bad reputation, "I had heard some story of her too, a critical,unpleasant story, but what is was I had forgotten long ago." pg. 18. Something about Jordan makes some uneasy. Her attitude towards some things seems decieving towards others. It may also be her "temptuous expression" that had left many speechless