Daisy: love is unstable and materialism is supreme

椰芋嘘

Daisy was not without sincere feelings. Her first encounter with Gatsby was indeed filled with the infatuation and sincerity of a young girl. During World War I, Gatsby fell in love with her as an officer. Despite her mother's opposition, she insisted on seeing Gatsby off. After being stopped, she even didn't speak to her family for several weeks. On the eve of her marriage to Tom, after receiving a letter from Gatsby, she got drunk and burst into tears, holding the letter and trying to return the expensive pearl necklace Tom had given her, Shouting, "I've changed my mind." These plots prove that Daisy once gave Gatsby her true heart and also struggled with the choice between love and material things.
But this sincerity could never resist the temptation of material things and the considerations of reality. Materialism was the core criterion for her emotional choices. When Gatsby was sent to the European battlefield and could not provide her with stable material security, she quickly turned to Tom, who came from a prominent family and was well-off. Even though there was a brief waver on the eve of the wedding, she eventually walked into this marriage based on material things without hesitation, lured by money and comfort. Five years later, Gatsby returned with a huge fortune. She once again showed her enthusiasm for him. This enthusiasm did not stem from nostalgia for the past, but was attracted by Gatsby's wealth. When Gatsby showed her around the mansion and displayed the room full of exquisite British shirts, she broke down in tears, saying, "I've never seen such beautiful shirts before." Her tears were not shed for a reunion but for the impact of material things. When Tom exposed the illegal source of Gatsby's wealth, making her feel insecure, she once again abandoned Gatsby without hesitation and returned to Tom's side. In her emotional world, love is always secondary; the comfort and security brought by money are the unshakable foundation.