Symbols are present in real life and in stories. Symbolism may occur more than the average person thinks. It's also not always so obvious. The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald contains many hidden symbols in all different forms; even characters. A symbol that takes form of a character is Daisy.
Daisy is a wealthy midwesterner who lives in East Egg (Sand's Point), Long Island. Married with and without children, Daisy's lifestlye is idle and self involved. Everyone that knows Daisy wants to know her better. As said by Gatsby, even her tone of voice is full of money. The way Daisy carries herself makes her intriguing to everyone. But Daisy is a significant character because she is not a character at all.
Daisy is simply a symbol. She's a represtenation of how self absorbed and egotistic wealthy people were in the 1920's. She is hollow, lifeless inside and out. She is so incredibly dishonorable that she is able to abide blaming a murder on someone else. She may seem to be just a privileged housewife, but truly she is a cheat. Readers will love to hate Daisy.
The fact that Scott Fitzgerald would create this kind of character is beyond sophisticated. Not only is it contentious, but very stimulating. This kind of writing that witholds incognito world topics and symbols isn't something seen as well portrayed as in the Great Gatsby.
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