... and claim for themselves a piece of what they considered to be the "American Dream", they inevitably got lost in the process, and Fitzgerald created several poignant and distinct characters in The Great Gatsby who epitomized the era and his beliefs in how the era affected people. On ... would go crazy living the life that Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker seem to live. In another way, perhaps Daisy's feelings toward her daughter mirrored Fitzgerald's feelings for his wife Zelda. During the Buchanan's dinner party, Nick noticed that: "[s]ometimes she [Daisy] and Miss Baker talked at once, .....

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