Daisy Buchanan is what started it all for the book. Daisy is the character who Gatsby changed his entire life for. For Gatsby to do this it makes you want to know about the personality of the woman he decided to change his life for. Daisy is very charismatic, she is shown by the way she talks to people. When Nick first sees her again he says to himself, “I’ve heard it said that Daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming” (Fitzgerald 1). She does this so people will get closer to her and that makes her have more of a charming appeal. Daisy also shows signs of being afraid of conflict. When Tom and Gatsby meet each other and start to talk Daisy is seen trying to get everyone to leave to de-escalate the situation. She says, “Who wants to go to town?” demanded Daisy insistently. Gatsby’s eyes floated toward her. “Ah,” she cried, “you look so cool” (Fitzgerald 7). She also shows moments of deep insight. When talking about her child she says, “‘All right,’ I said, ‘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’” (Fitzgerald 1). She says this because she thinks her child will be much happier if she was a fool. Daisy is a very complex character that you can’t help but be curious about. Which makes sense considering how Gatsby was.
