Daisy & Myrtle
Daisy and Myrtle have a lot in common. They both are linked to Tom Buchanan, so both are used to his treatment of them. Both have a love for the superficial things that money can buy. They love being linked with wealth. Both also cheat on their husbands with other men. Both decide that they are happier with the men they are cheating with. They represent the women of the roaring 20’s, because both have characteristics of the American Dream. They both want wealth, power, and are materialistic. They are also both involved in love affairs and the problems caused by them.
Quotes: “I love you now isn’t that enough? ...I did love him once, but I loved you too”
Daisy said this to Gatsby, which shows how she is torn between Tom and his wealth which she married him for, and Gatsby her love from before and his new found wealth.
“I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
Daisy is not a fool herself but is the product of a social environment that, to a great extent, does not value intelligence in women. While Myrtle may in fact be this fool, because she married George who she no longer wants to be with. She wants to be with Tom too, because of his social status. Daisy might not value intelligence in women, but she should or she could’ve ended up like Myrtle.
Work Cited: http://www.lawhern.org/Photos/Crepe-Myrtle.jpg
http://www.airbrushnow.com.au/gallery/data/media/7/cartoon-daisy.jpg
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:lAwyh3BzSf8J:www.enpferney.org/StudentSite/Two%2520Women%2520Daisy%2520and%2520Myrtle%2520myessa%2520topic%252016.doc+what+do+daisy+and+myrtle+symbolize&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us
Daisy and Myrtle have a lot in common. They both are linked to Tom Buchanan, so both are used to his treatment of them. Both have a love for the superficial things that money can buy. They love being linked with wealth. Both also cheat on their husbands with other men. Both decide that they are happier with the men they are cheating with. They represent the women of the roaring 20’s, because both have characteristics of the American Dream. They both want wealth, power, and are materialistic. They are also both involved in love affairs and the problems caused by them.
Quotes: “I love you now isn’t that enough? ...I did love him once, but I loved you too”
Daisy said this to Gatsby, which shows how she is torn between Tom and his wealth which she married him for, and Gatsby her love from before and his new found wealth.
“I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
Daisy is not a fool herself but is the product of a social environment that, to a great extent, does not value intelligence in women. While Myrtle may in fact be this fool, because she married George who she no longer wants to be with. She wants to be with Tom too, because of his social status. Daisy might not value intelligence in women, but she should or she could’ve ended up like Myrtle.
Work Cited: http://www.lawhern.org/Photos/Crepe-Myrtle.jpg
http://www.airbrushnow.com.au/gallery/data/media/7/cartoon-daisy.jpg
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:lAwyh3BzSf8J:www.enpferney.org/StudentSite/Two%2520Women%2520Daisy%2520and%2520Myrtle%2520myessa%2520topic%252016.doc+what+do+daisy+and+myrtle+symbolize&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us
3 comments:
the symbolism of the women in the roaring twenties is exactly what daisy and myrtle portray.
Flowers are appropriate for the women in the book, becuase although they smell nice and look pretty, they don't have much depth behind that.
Afterall, flowers are only appreciated for their look.
-Dan P.
Nice Picture. Good quotes, they really show what you are talking about, and they help you ponit of view out.
steven m 6th
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