Daisy Buchanan

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fictional character literary character socialite

Daisy Buchanan is a wealthy, beautiful, and emotionally elusive socialite in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel "The Great Gatsby," symbolizing both the allure and moral emptiness of the American upper class in the 1920s.

Aliases (1)

Daisy Buchanan – Betty Field ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character → literary character → socialite →
adaptedIn	film adaptations of The Great Gatsby →
appearsIn	The Great Gatsby →
associatedWith	American upper class → Jazz Age →
authorNationality	American (F. Scott Fitzgerald) →
characterTrait	beautiful → careless → charming → emotionally elusive → self-indulgent → wealthy →
cousinOf	Nick Carraway →
creator	F. Scott Fitzgerald →
drives	Gatsby’s yellow car →
fictionalUniverse	The Great Gatsby universe →
firstAppearance	The Great Gatsby →
formerLoverOf	Jay Gatsby →
gender	female →
hasChild	Pammy Buchanan →
hasSibling	Jordan Baker (close friend, sometimes treated as quasi-sisterly companion) →
involvedIn	Myrtle Wilson’s death →
languageOfWork	English →
literaryMovementContext	Modernism →
maidenName	Fay →
narrativeRole	Gatsby’s love interest → central character → symbol of unattainable ideal →
nationality	American →
placeOfOrigin	Louisville, Kentucky →
portrayedBy	Carey Mulligan → Mia Farrow →
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance	1925 →
relationshipStatusWithJayGatsby	former romantic interest →
residesIn	East Egg →
settingOfResidence	Long Island →
socialClass	upper class →
spouse	Tom Buchanan →
symbolizes	moral emptiness → superficial glamour → the allure of wealth → the corruption of the American Dream →
timePeriod	1920s →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Great Gatsby (1974 film) → The Great Gatsby (2013 film) → The Great Gatsby (opera) →	character
The Great Gatsby → The Great Gatsby (1949 film) → The Great Gatsby (2000 film) →	mainCharacter
East Egg → Meyer Wolfsheim →	associatedWith
Jay Gatsby →	actualDriverInAccident
Myrtle Wilson →	appearsAlongside
The Great Gatsby (1949 film) ("Daisy Buchanan – Betty Field") →	characterPortrayedBy
Jordan Baker →	closeTo
Nick Carraway →	cousinOf
Nick Carraway →	describesCharacter
Tom Buchanan →	hasChildWith
Myrtle Wilson →	killedBy
Myrtle Wilson →	killedByCarDrivenBy
Jay Gatsby →	loveInterest
Tom Buchanan →	spouse