Question

In what way does the character of Daisy most fulfill the definition of paradox?

A. She owns a huge house but never spends the night there.
B. She loves Gatsby, but he does not care about her.
C. She has nice clothes, but somebody else buys them.
D. She has everything in the world, but she is unhappy.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. She has everything in the world, but she is unhappy.

Daisy, from Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," is a young, married woman, who seemingly has it all. She is rich, beautiful, has a lovely daughter, but is somehow unhappy. She fell in love with Gatsby when they were younger, but he disappeared and she had to marry someone else, which is one of the reasons she is sad.

Paradox is a figure of speech where you expect one thing to happen, but the reality is that the opposite will happen. We expect Daisy to be happy with all the things she has, but she is in fact not.

Answer 2

She has everything in the world, but she is unhappy most fulfills the definition of paradox because she doesn’t love her husband, even though she has everything in the world.

The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan.