Daisy's Past (Bathtubs, Booze, Bawling...what a night!)
What did you find interesting?
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Daisy's past of booze and partying is quite different from how it is now. "She went with a slightly older crowd--when she went with anyone at all," (75) and she drank her self into a stupor the night before her marriage to Tom. She was rebellious and one time almost ran away with Gatsby. Her past being the way it was, makes it hard to believe that Tom is actually the one who is unfaithful and Daisy is for the most part, a good girl.
i did find the stories of Daisy's past very interesting. The way i interpreted it was that she really was in love with Gatsby, but when he left she kind of gave up, but never really stopped loving him. I think she made herself move on and in doing so she thought she had to "grow up" so she stopped being rebelious and married Tom, which was obviously a mistake because he was not the man that she loved -Matthew Fitch
There is just so much symbolism in that bathtub scene- The pearls=Tom and money, the dissolving letter=Gatsby and possible love. I think that this was the definitive moment in Daisy's life when she decided what was truly important to her.
I think it is ironic how her partying past came to a peak due to her trying to move on from gatsby when he went to war. Now she avoids it, and this is why she never attended one of Gatsby's parties. Also, this reflects the past of Francis Scott Fitzgerald, because he had an alcohol problem. - Cameron Duquette
I found it interesting that on the night of Daisy's wedding, which is suppose to be the happiest day of a young woman's life, she was drunk and crying. She said that she had never had a drink before, and I found it quite interesting that she chose that night of all nights to drink and get drunk. I believe that this shows Daisy's true feelings of her husband-to-be, and how she has not fully gotten over her old love, Gatsby.
It is interesting to see how Daisy changed from a party girl into the well respected woman she is presently after her pre-marriage breakdown in the bathtub. It was ironic how Jordan, who tells Nick this story, has switched places with Daisy. Jordan used to be the one that was not at all the best parties, while Daisy hung out with her older friends. Now, after the bathroom scene, Daisy is very reserved and dislikes the extravagent parties at Gatsby's, while Jordan loves them.
I agree it was interesting how Daisy got drunk on her wedding day, but I think it just shows her breaking point. She knew even before that scene that she shouldn't have been marrying Tom, and Gatsby's didn't have to be a part of that picture yet, but she could feel that Tom just wasn't the one. So she broke down and did something she would never normally do. Her getting drunk might also relate to her trying to reconnect with the past. That even though she didn't used to drink, she was in that crowd that did and maybe she wanted to remember those times.
"Daisy's change' her mine!" (76) Of course, Daisy is quite intoxicated at the time of this outcry. However, it would be silly to discount this monmumental declaration. For at least a while during her drunken stupor, Daisy recognizes that all of Tom's money and posessions will never make her as happy as Gatsby's genuine love. Of course, status and wealth prevailed and Daisy ended up with unfaithful Tom. I wonder if Daisy will remain with Tom dispite her second chance at true love. I also wonder if Daisy and Gatsby have grown too far apart to be happy together.
i find it interesting how diastrous daisy's past was. i feel like the reason daisy finally settled down has cuz she had to, i don't really believe that she loves tom nearly as much as she plays it off to be. i think shes just afraid of losing more ppl close to her, and by keeping tom on a somewhat close leash, even when he's sleeping with another woman, that she feels comfort within a marriage to keep her stable, and to prevent her from the life she used to live.
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Daisy's past of booze and partying is quite different from how it is now. "She went with a slightly older crowd--when she went with anyone at all," (75) and she drank her self into a stupor the night before her marriage to Tom. She was rebellious and one time almost ran away with Gatsby. Her past being the way it was, makes it hard to believe that Tom is actually the one who is unfaithful and Daisy is for the most part, a good girl.
Jacob Burnstein
i did find the stories of Daisy's past very interesting. The way i interpreted it was that she really was in love with Gatsby, but when he left she kind of gave up, but never really stopped loving him. I think she made herself move on and in doing so she thought she had to "grow up" so she stopped being rebelious and married Tom, which was obviously a mistake because he was not the man that she loved
-Matthew Fitch
There is just so much symbolism in that bathtub scene- The pearls=Tom and money, the dissolving letter=Gatsby and possible love. I think that this was the definitive moment in Daisy's life when she decided what was truly important to her.
I think it is ironic how her partying past came to a peak due to her trying to move on from gatsby when he went to war. Now she avoids it, and this is why she never attended one of Gatsby's parties. Also, this reflects the past of Francis Scott Fitzgerald, because he had an alcohol problem.
- Cameron Duquette
I found it interesting that on the night of Daisy's wedding, which is suppose to be the happiest day of a young woman's life, she was drunk and crying. She said that she had never had a drink before, and I found it quite interesting that she chose that night of all nights to drink and get drunk. I believe that this shows Daisy's true feelings of her husband-to-be, and how she has not fully gotten over her old love, Gatsby.
-Krystle Doucette
It is interesting to see how Daisy changed from a party girl into the well respected woman she is presently after her pre-marriage breakdown in the bathtub. It was ironic how Jordan, who tells Nick this story, has switched places with Daisy. Jordan used to be the one that was not at all the best parties, while Daisy hung out with her older friends. Now, after the bathroom scene, Daisy is very reserved and dislikes the extravagent parties at Gatsby's, while Jordan loves them.
-Matt Campbell
I agree it was interesting how Daisy got drunk on her wedding day, but I think it just shows her breaking point. She knew even before that scene that she shouldn't have been marrying Tom, and Gatsby's didn't have to be a part of that picture yet, but she could feel that Tom just wasn't the one. So she broke down and did something she would never normally do.
Her getting drunk might also relate to her trying to reconnect with the past. That even though she didn't used to drink, she was in that crowd that did and maybe she wanted to remember those times.
"Daisy's change' her mine!" (76) Of course, Daisy is quite intoxicated at the time of this outcry. However, it would be silly to discount this monmumental declaration. For at least a while during her drunken stupor, Daisy recognizes that all of Tom's money and posessions will never make her as happy as Gatsby's genuine love. Of course, status and wealth prevailed and Daisy ended up with unfaithful Tom. I wonder if Daisy will remain with Tom dispite her second chance at true love. I also wonder if Daisy and Gatsby have grown too far apart to be happy together.
Kelley
i find it interesting how diastrous daisy's past was. i feel like the reason daisy finally settled down has cuz she had to, i don't really believe that she loves tom nearly as much as she plays it off to be. i think shes just afraid of losing more ppl close to her, and by keeping tom on a somewhat close leash, even when he's sleeping with another woman, that she feels comfort within a marriage to keep her stable, and to prevent her from the life she used to live.
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