Daisy Buchanan was raised in a wealthy American family, and had the appearance of a perfect upbringing. I

After Daisy married Tom Buchanan, their marriage appeared to be a happy union. They traveled to many places and people commented, "it was touching to see them together..."(p.78). Although Daisy's marriage seemed idyllic, it regrettably was not. At a young age Daisy was forced to marry Tom, a wealthy businessman from Chicago. "She [Daisy] wanted her life shaped now, immediately - and the decision must be made by some force - of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality - that was close at hand"(p.151). Daisy entered this marriage only for the social status and financial security that she would gain. She knew that the marriage was a mistake and that her heart truly belonged to Jay Gatsby. However, she continued with the planned marriage. The "next day at five o'clock she married Tom Buchanan without so much as a shiver, and started off on a three months' trip to the South Seas" (p.77-78). The marriage began with a bad foundation, and as a result Daisy subsequently had an affair with Gatsby. Gatsby's superficial possessions and newfound wealth impressed Daisy so greatly that she cheated on her husband. On the exterior Gatsby had everything to offer Daisy, but in reality, he was a lonely, dishonest man who was obsessed with money.

Nicole, like Daisy, entered marriage for the wrong reasons. Nicole had been mentally unstable for years until Dick Diver entered her life. He not only offered her support as a doctor, but as a husband as well. He was "some one she [Nicole] could rely on - indefinitely" (p.215). Dick was impressed with Nicole's high social status and when Nicole's sister, Baby Warren, proposed the idea of them marrying, he could not pass up the offer. However, Dick was reluctant to marry, and he often believed that he had made a mistake. "But she did not know that twice Dick had come close to flinging the marriage in her face"(p.159). "It's possible that I [Dick] was the wrong person for Nicole . . ."(p.215). Nicole's marriage, much like Daisy's, was based on a weak foundation. Although the Divers gave the exterior impression of a blissful marriage, it, like the Buchanan's union, was troubled. Throughout the marriage Dick engaged in affairs, while Nicole remained faithful. When Dick's career began to fall apart and he became an alcoholic, Nicole sought elsewhere for emotional support. Nicole, like Daisy, pursued an affair outside of her marriage. Nicole "...wanted an 'affair'; she wanted a change"(p.291). Similarly, Daisy and Nicole both pursued relationships outside of their marriages. Both women gave the outward impression that their marriages were indissoluble, however, in reality, their marriages were troubled.

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