"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-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..." pages 180-181
At first I liked Daisy. I saw potential in her to be a character who rebelled against society. Her husband was cheating on her and I thought there was going to be some big scene where she went up against Tom and left him and decided to make a life with Gatsby. However, she ends up being a shallow, heartless character. She killed Myrtle! I know it was an accident, but she still killed her and then just left. If that isn't bad enough, she let Gatsby take the blame for it. Supposedly she loved Gatsby but letting him take the fall for a crime she committed doesn't sound a lot like love. I think this just showed how immature Daisy was. She didn't want to take ownership for her mistake because it would mean giving up her lavish lifestyle. She was too afraid to leave Tom because Tom meant security and Gatsby meant wild and free and unexpected. I think deep down Daisy did love Gatsby and wanted a life with him but she couldn't part with her money and place in society.
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