nted so vaguely as a character” (Lehan, “Careless People; Daisy Fay” 73). “Gatsby sees Daisy as the embodiment of wealth and glamour”(Brewley 41). She is the object of romantic obsession (Lehan, “Careless People: Daisy Fay” 67). When she tells Gatsby that she loves him, his hopes for a life with her lead to a confrontation with her husband, Tom. During this confrontation, Daisy tells Tom that she never loved him, then recants her statement and says that she loved him once but loved Gatsby also (Fitzgerald 139). Daisy’s indecisiveness exemplifies “Daisy’s Lack of maturity, intrinsic worth, and solidarity of character” (Lehan, “The Road to West Egg” 31). Gatsby chooses to ignore Daisy’s undesirable traits, and will at all costs do anything to protect her. When their affair resumes after five years, Gatsby fires all of his servants because he wants “somebody who wouldn’t gossip” (Fitzgerald 120). He wanted to preserve Daisy’s reputation. It is quite ironic the lengths which Gatsby will go to protect Daisy, whereas “Daisy, who will at last resort protect herself no matter who or what she has to abandon” (Lehan “The Road to West Egg” 31). She remains “spotless” and immaculately dressed in white, while at the same time she is selfish, destructive, and capable of anything except human sympathy (Ornstein 59). Gatsby tells Nick after their affair resumes “Her voice is full of money” (Fitzgerald 127). This statement gives the tour of Gatsby’s house more substance, illustrating to the reader Gatsby’s need to prove that he has earned enough to deserve her love (Lehan, “Careless People: Daisy Fay” 75). This scene implies that Daisy is more concerned with Gatsby’s outward appearance than which is he is as a person. Nick warns Gatsby, “Don’t a...
