The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts how American high society life was lived in 1922. Glittering yet treacherous, the world of New York high society is portrayed best by Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is a beauty of exquisite charm that later underneath her outward existence is actually nothing on the inside but a woman who in the end winds up disgraced. Daisy Buchanan is a perfect example of how corruption affects American society and how …showed first 75 words of 917 total…

…showed last 75 words of 917 total…materialism from all possible angles. Her lack of moral values only showcased her inward non-existence. Her selfishness was her downfall, as she wanted for too much when she already had what she needed. Her desire for wealth and to be on the inside of society was her own selfish downfall. Daisy deserved and belonged in the hypocritical and shallow society she wished to be a part of because of the lack of person she was.