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The careless killings of Daisy Buchanan

Date Submitted: 02/17/2003 07:13:24
Category: / Literature / English
Length: 3 pages (779 words)
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The Careless Killings of Daisy Buchanan The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about a man named Jay Gatsby, who has a dream of winning over the wealthy Daisy Buchanan. In this "American Masterpiece", three innocent people die because of the carelessness of Daisy. She is responsible for betraying Gatsby's dream, running over Myrtle with her car and indirectly causing George's suicide. Daisy is both directly and indirectly responsible for the death of Myrtle …

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…Myrtle, thereby killing her. To make the situation worse, she keeps Mryrtle's death to herself, as a result causing George's mental breakdown and suicide. Then she selfishly betrays Gatsby's trust in accomplishing his "American Dream". Daisy Buchanan is a heartless woman, who thinks that no harm will come to her in the misconceived society that she lives in. If she had been careful in her actions, she could have prevented three innocent people from dying.

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