Write down the definition we developed in class of ‘the golden girl’. What does this term refer to? If you can, list an example of a modern-day golden girl.
The definition of a golden girl is a very popular or successful young women. Someone who people are influenced by and someone who people look up to. An example of a modern-day golden girl would be the Kardashians or A famous singer like Taylor Swift.
Explain how Daisy could be considered clever. Use at least one quote from the text to support your answer.
She seems to draw people in and is able to manipulate people into what she wants them to do. She manipulates Gatsby by leading him on and lets him think theres a chance for them to be together. Daisy shows her manipulative side when she is in the same room as tom and Gatsby and refuses to choose a side. “I did love him once – but i loved you too”
The notes above talk about how Gatsby views Daisy as a possession to be collected. Explain this further. Find a quote from the text to support your answer and explain how the quote supports your ideas.
Men talk about Daisy on how she looks and how she presents herself. To men Daisy is a treasure to be collected, seen as an object by people around her. “it excited him, too, that many men had already loved Daisy – it increased her value in his eyes” Daisy’s the ‘it’ girl that everyone wants and the fact that Gatsby got her over every other guy makes her more valued.
Describe what life was like in the 1920’s for women. After you have done so, explain why you think Daisy wants her daughter to be a ‘fool’ in this world.
Daisy hopes that her daughter will be ‘a beautiful little fool’ because she understands that society, at the time, valued only a womens appearance and not her intelligence. She also wants her to be a fool so she doesn’t understand the cruel reality
Towards the end of the novel, Nick says that Daisy and Tom were “careless people…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, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…”. Explain what Daisy ‘smashes up’ (figuratively speaking) in this story
Daisy smashes up the Wilsons by killing Myrtle and the grief on Myrtles death ends up killing Mr Wilson. Daisy also smashes up Gatsby’s heart, Gatsby’s life, and Gatsby’s car. Also Nick because she is the epicentre of all of the destruction and its impacted on everyone. she never stops to clean up anything, everyone around her is left to pick up the pieces.
Explain how Daisy could be considered ‘amoral’. Use at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.
Daisy is considered amoral because she is a careless individual who makes selfish decisions without considering the consequences of her actions or caring about how they negatively affect others. She destroys myrtles life and leaves everyone else to deal with it. She also, leaves nick to deal with the loss of Gatsby and in the end he has to pick up all the pieces.