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5 Reasons Why Daisy From The Great Gatsby Is A Psychopath

Miss America? More like Miss American Psycho.

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Like every other person who've read "The Great Gatsby" in 11th grade, I was completely mesmerized by the classic masterpiece. In between every line, there was a hidden message about femininity, masculinity, homosexuality and the American dream. " The Great Gatsby" is as American as apple pie and Bon Jovi.

The reason why billions of people who have read "The Great Gatsby" is so captivated is because Scott Fitzgerald created the most dynamic characters to be ever written in literature. He made us love shipping Nick and Gatsby. He made us laugh at Owl Eyes. He made us analyze the significant of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg, whose name appeared exactly seven times in the book. He made us cry our hearts out at Gatsby's funeral. Lastly but certainly the most annoying thing, he made us hate Daisy and Tom, the most despicable characters since Paris from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."

At least Tom is a straightforward jerk with his toxic masculinity and need to be superior to everyone else. However, Daisy, on the other hand, is a manipulative psychopath who hides under an angelic facade.

She's a devil woman.

Prior to marrying Tom, it is described that Daisy was a wild. young lady (which is fine if that's she really wanted); she would have multiple relationships with multiple man and would go out to parties constantly. She was also described as a "nice" girl by Gatsby in chapter eight instead of a nice girl, implying she wasn't so innocent and sweet. However, when she married Tom, she took on the persona of an innocent and meek wife who didn't speak until she had permission to, based on Tom's and Daisy's interactions in chapter one who always asked for permission to do something. When she has an affair with Gatsby, she assumes a more aggressive role and commands Tom to do this or that in order to get him out of the way as if it was second nature.

She should've have been named Bella-Dahmer.

My Friend Dahmer

Daisy hides behind an angelic facade, acting like an innocent flower, hence her name, but she is as poisonous and misleading as the belladonna flower of Germany. When Nick first meets her and for the rest of the story, she is always described to be wearing a white dress. Usually white represents innocence and purity. Which her superficial alter-ego coincides with until chapter seven. From this point on, it is uncovered that Daisy is a heartless and self-absorbed person. Through deeper analysis, white represents the tarnished; it symbolizes Daisy's false innocence and corruption as she presents herself to be pure in order to be underestimated by Tom and Gatsby.

How could Tom and Gatsby Lecter choose between them?

Silence of the Lambs

As previously stated, Daisy assumed the role of a non-threatening, air-headed wife throughout her marriage with Tom. However, when she started her affair with Gatsby, she began to become more aggressive and violent, revealing her true self. When Tom and Gatsby are forcing Daisy to choose between them, she reclaims her false purity as a meek and delicate flower who couldn't possibly choose between them because she loved them both. Not only that but she also made it out like it wasn't her fault. Gatsby was too poor in the past to be able to take care of her, and she was married now with a child. Tom had an affair, repeatedly, but that did not give Daisy a free pass to have an affair as well.

Please welcome, Miss American Psycho.

American Psycho

Does this one really need to be explained? She saw Myrtle on the road and purposely, violently crashed into her. Myrtle's death was the most gruesomely described scene in the entire book. Daisy did that. She totally American Psycho-ed Myrtle.

Seriously? Did she just Dexter this?

Like Dexter, Daisy completely sat back and watched Gatsby take the fall for Myrtle's murder. She used and manipulated Gatsby's unconditionally love for her to have him claim all responsibility for Myrtle's murder even though it was Daisy driving. Even after killing her husband's mistress and having her own side lover take the blame, Daisy completely disregarded Gatsby after his usefulness was gone. After Gatsby's death she manipulated Tom to taking her away, using his guilt from his affair and desire for a second chance with his wife. She never came back for his funeral or even bothered to send for flowers to the man she claimed to love so much. It makes you wonder, did she even start the affair because she loved Gatsby or was she using him to have Tom under her control again?

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