In The Great Gatsby, Daisy is portrayed as sweet and innocent, but really she's selfish and relys on wealth in her life for everything. Also Gatsby is selfish too because he wants lots of wealth and he wants Daisy all for himself. Almost everyone in East Egg are selfish people who are stuck up and want everything for themselves, and can get it because they are very wealthy.
Daisy has many priorities in her life, but money and social class come before love and family. This is shown by the way she ignores her daughter the whole time and never talks about her, accept for one time. She doesn't care for her child, instead out of selfishness, she has maids take care of her. She might not love her daughter because she doesn't love Tom to the extent of true love. Also Daisy's selfishness is the one thing that stands in the way of her and Gatsby being together. An example of this selfishness is when she is willing to let Gatsby take the blame for the death of Myrtle Wilson. If Daisy loved Gatsby more than herself, she could have saved his life by admitting that she killed Myrtle, but instead she wanted to keep her place in society and keep a good reputation. Daisy also doesn't go to Gatsby's funeral after he was killed by Mr. Wilson, and instead leaves East Egg with Tom without telling anyone.
Gatsby is also selfish because he wants Daisy all to himself and is willing to do anything he can to get her. Gatsby is willing to break up Tom and Daisy, so he can be with her forever.He doesn't understand that times have changed since they first met and that he can't always get what he wants. This shows that even with wealth, you can't get what you want all the time. Gatsby's selfish nature causes him to not get Daisy after all.
So overall, The Great Gatsby is proven to have several selfish people in it such as Daisy and Gatsby. Their selfishness causes them to not be together and to not live fully satisfied lives. 
Daisy has many priorities in her life, but money and social class come before love and family. This is shown by the way she ignores her daughter the whole time and never talks about her, accept for one time. She doesn't care for her child, instead out of selfishness, she has maids take care of her. She might not love her daughter because she doesn't love Tom to the extent of true love. Also Daisy's selfishness is the one thing that stands in the way of her and Gatsby being together. An example of this selfishness is when she is willing to let Gatsby take the blame for the death of Myrtle Wilson. If Daisy loved Gatsby more than herself, she could have saved his life by admitting that she killed Myrtle, but instead she wanted to keep her place in society and keep a good reputation. Daisy also doesn't go to Gatsby's funeral after he was killed by Mr. Wilson, and instead leaves East Egg with Tom without telling anyone.
Gatsby is also selfish because he wants Daisy all to himself and is willing to do anything he can to get her. Gatsby is willing to break up Tom and Daisy, so he can be with her forever.He doesn't understand that times have changed since they first met and that he can't always get what he wants. This shows that even with wealth, you can't get what you want all the time. Gatsby's selfish nature causes him to not get Daisy after all.
So overall, The Great Gatsby is proven to have several selfish people in it such as Daisy and Gatsby. Their selfishness causes them to not be together and to not live fully satisfied lives.
Source: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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