The Great Gatsby
In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy's character perfectly displays the absence of reality. She is a wealthy, young woman who lives her life hiding from the truth by ignoring reality. Daisy wants to feel taken care of and loved. She lives her life avoiding commitment, consequences and setting goals for herself; therefore representing the absence of reality accordingly. Daisy avoids situations that entail commitments in her life. She avoids her responsibility of being a mother to her young daughter. Daisy has a nanny take care of her daughter instead of taking care of her herself. Daisy is proud to show off her beautiful child as a possession, but she neglects the child emotionally. "I got dressed before luncheon," said the child, turning eagerly to Daisy. "That's because your mother wanted to show you off." ... "She doesn't look like her father," explained Daisy. "She's got my hair and shape of the face." Daisy sat back upon the couch. The nurse took a step forward and held out her hand. With a reluctant backward glance the well-disciplined child held to her nurse's hand and was pulled out the door, just as Tom came back, preceding
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Approximate Word count = 1263
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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