but he likes him none the less based on hisshallow values. Owl Eyes is a common man in this society and his words give us insightto these people. They don’t care who’s house they party at, they are wild, unbridled, and recklesspeople who are living their lives for fun. This is how Gatsby had it planned. He hopesfrom the very first party that Daisy would be one of the people stumbling to his front door,she would see him, fall in love again, and she would be his in every sense, just like itshould have happened. In a sense he’s trying to bring the glow of the East Egg over tothe West. It is not only Daisy who has this green light, most all the people that live onEast Egg do as well. They go-go-go, and never look back. They’re going too fast, thereis no way that this can last; hence the number of wrecks and collisions in this book. When Owl Eyes crashes his car, they ask him how it happened, “Don’t ask me, Iknow very little about driving-next to nothing,” (59) is how he replies. They don’t everrealize that they could learn from their actions. They do something, it happens, and theysay, “At first I din’ notice we’d stopped.” (60) Then they gear up and go-go-go somemore. Its very easy for these people to put the blame somewhere else, and if they can’tthink of a reason this doesn’t seem to bother them. Daisy kills a lady, sees her lover killed,and then takes a vacation to reset and we can only assume that it will continue. Daisy’slight will continue to shine, constantly interrupting the lives of the people she comesacross. Daisy in is a situation that is comfortable for her. She has security, a family, andno real worries. It is her way of being a “beautiful little fool” (21) that allows her thisfreedom. Tom goes out with other women, abuses Daisy, and she doesn’t do a thingabout it. Daisy has her green light shini...
