Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson

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This paper is a comparative analysis of the characters of Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson from "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Daisy is the wife of Tom Buchanan, and Myrtle the woman he is having an affair with. It looks at how these two women represent characters who are almost opposites in many regards and how the major differences include their wealth, their vitality, and their emotional ability.

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"Daisy and Myrtle are opposites in regard to their wealth. Daisy has wealth and all the material possessions she desires. In contrast, Myrtle lives closer to poverty. There is also a difference in their attitudes to wealth. Tom describes how Daisy uses her wealth to protect herself, as if having the money gives her value: "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy -- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together" (Fitzgerald 152). Daisy is seen to be comfortable with her wealth. However at the same time, it does not bring her happiness."

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