Daisy Flashcards
Context
Based of FitzGerald’s wife who enjoyed wealth and material comforts.
Conforms to old fashioned southern model of femininity.
What did Karlson argue?
If Daisy does not reflect the new woman in actions she does in thoughts.
‘A beautiful little fool that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world’
Acknowledges the unequal power balance between men and women.
What is her dress described to do?
‘Ripple and flutter’
‘Ripple and flutter’
Conveys Daisy’s elegance and delicacy.
‘Silver idols’
An object without a function or purpose, Daisy has been worshipped by many men but for the proximity of her money.
‘Her voice is full of money’
Wealthy romanticisation of her voice, old money status subsumed into her voice.
‘Daisy’s artificial world was redolent of orchids and new tunes’
Emphasis on her natural beauty through her likening to music and nature.
‘She wanted her life shaped now-immediately’
Indicates her passivity.
‘As if she had asserted her membership in a secret society’
Shows her awareness of the exclusivity of being rich and elite which other characters lust for.
‘Daisy is torn between a desire for personal freedom and the need for stability’ Who said this?
Fraser
What would a Feminist approach argue?
‘Daisy is a victim of Tom’s power and Gatsby’s depersonalised version of herself’
