When Daisy is taking a house tour of Gatsby's house after being reunited with him, she is over taken with awe, because of Gatsby’s immense wealth. As Gatsby throws expensive shirts out of his closet as a show for Daisy, she begins to cry. “‘They're such beautiful shirts,’ she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds, ‘It makes me sad because I've never seen such beautiful shirts’”( Fitzgerald 92). This reaction implies that Daisy has an overwhelming desire for extravagance in every aspect of her life. Further strengthening this, is Daisy’s choice of husband. After the war, five years prior to the current events in the book, Daisy chose to marry Tom Buchanan for his money after receiving word that Gatsby is penniless despite claiming to to love him. Moreover, when she finds Gatsby to have acquired quite the fortune, she once again declares love to him. With this information at hand, it is inferred that Daisy’s utmost desire for a lavish lifestyle has corrupted her leaving her shallow, unable to love and never is truly
When Daisy is taking a house tour of Gatsby's house after being reunited with him, she is over taken with awe, because of Gatsby’s immense wealth. As Gatsby throws expensive shirts out of his closet as a show for Daisy, she begins to cry. “‘They're such beautiful shirts,’ she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds, ‘It makes me sad because I've never seen such beautiful shirts’”( Fitzgerald 92). This reaction implies that Daisy has an overwhelming desire for extravagance in every aspect of her life. Further strengthening this, is Daisy’s choice of husband. After the war, five years prior to the current events in the book, Daisy chose to marry Tom Buchanan for his money after receiving word that Gatsby is penniless despite claiming to to love him. Moreover, when she finds Gatsby to have acquired quite the fortune, she once again declares love to him. With this information at hand, it is inferred that Daisy’s utmost desire for a lavish lifestyle has corrupted her leaving her shallow, unable to love and never is truly