Daisy's plight in The Great Gatsby It seems like everything we know about Daisy Buchanan comes from Nick. Most readers see her as superficial, superficial, and silly, but this outward appearance is Daisy's attempt to hide what she truly feels. Nick tells the reader that Daisy purposely tries to avoid her true feelings because she knows the strong pain that comes from facing them. Daisy has several conflicts that she keeps inside. For example, he is aware that Tom has a lover but does not know how to deal with her. Nick doesn't understand why Daisy is still married to Tom knowing what he does. At one point, Daisy chose to confess her true feelings to Nick. Daisy says she would rather be a fool incapable and invulnerable to ideas and emotions and hopes that her daughter is a fool too to protect her from the pain and suffering she has gone through (160). Another conflict that plagues Daisy is her love for Jay Gatsby. Gatsby and Daisy were in love before he left for the war. After finding out he was gone, Daisy withdrew from society and vowed never to love again. Then, Daisy met Tom Buchanan and convinced herself she loved him. Daisy almost changes her mind about marrying Tom after receiving a letter from Gatsby before her wedding. Daisy later realized that she couldn't trust him because he was having an affair soon after their wedding and she was pregnant when she found out. After a long affair, broken hearts and the realization that love leads to emotional distress, Daisy's spirits seem to have risen after meeting Gatsby. This encounter seemed to bring her back from the world of the emotionally dead (163). Fryer Sarah. Critical essays by F.Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby. AND. Scott Donaldson. Boston:GK Hall & Co.,1984.