Are men defined by the perceptions of others? If this is the case, it goes against the innate purpose of humanity which is individuality and free will. Believing that societal definitions are the complete representation of oneself would lead to a completely superficial society in which individualism would be obsolete. Jay Gatsby would be nothing more than a “German war spy” and Daisy would be a “Catholic” (33). Everyone has a past and that past certainly shapes personality, perspective and goals; however, the past cannot be the only definition of oneself. Daisy Buchanan exemplifies the complexity of humanity and therefore cannot be categorized so easily because while she is a victimizer of men, she is also a victim of Gatsby and society as a whole. Society is Daisy Buchanan's biggest victim. Daisy “constantly [feels] the pressure of the world” (151). In biology, evolutionary pressure causes species to adapt to their environment, Daisy has become a simple-minded woman who is only interested in gossip. the conformist pressures of society. Her anxiety about this is manifested when Daisy "[turns] her head and [cries] when she discovers that her child is a girl"; this reflects Daisy's own experiences as a woman in a patriarchal context. the company (17). Daisy is more than the simpleton she pretends to be, as she realizes that if her daughter is a "beautiful fool", then she is "the best thing a girl could be (17)". an enthusiastic statement that illustrates her belief that it is easier for women to abandon their individuality and expression of their intelligence than to recognize the essence of humanity in their unique identity. Daisy has not been good at idiocy, so she must live... middle of paper ... the agility of her actions, a byproduct of her self-motivated tendencies, causes the allegorical murder of the humanity, as a character who embodies the positive side of human nature is “pale as death” (86). Daisy's sins are no more reprehensible than those of others, and no more or less justified. Everyone is Daisy Buchanan and stuck in a vicious world. cycle of self-deprecation and attempts at redemption. To judge Daisy is to judge oneself without recognizing one's own mistakes, and is a more serious fault than the manipulative tendencies forged from the vitriolic expectations of society for which scholars tend to vilify Daisy. her simple-minded attitude, but contemporary societies praise higher education, so these academics do what comes naturally to them: learning faces a much more difficult path to self-acceptance when society condemns it ;.