... the room - streaking the air with fabrics and leaving them crumpled on the floor. This carelessness stands in stark contrast to the way he so arrogantly discusses his imports, yet Daisy takes great pleasure in watching the things that Gatsby treasures so dearly lay in a heap. This idea of material things and their significance arises in King Lear, when the ... inherit Narcissus' curse; Gatsby in finding that Daisy does not want to leave her husband for him and Lear when abandoning the only daughter who spoke the truth to him. Whilst Narcissus never realises he is cursed, this truth dawns ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate