Daisy Buchanan Returns to New York

When Daisy arrived in New York, she was unsettled to see that everything looked the same: the buildings stared at her as if to say, "Of course, we are still here as we were before. No matter if you come or go, this city will not change just for you."

 

Then Daisy realized: the sad part was that though so many things were different in her life, everything she truly dreaded was tied to this place--and her life with Tom.

 

Memories of Jay Gatsby's disastrous end; twinges of guilt over her and Tom's culpability in

it; her horrible experience with Tom's insane cousin Binx; and the disappearance of her

daughter Pammy: these events stood as solidly as the buildings.

 

"But I must rebuild; I must recreate": This idea gave Daisy not only hope but drive and

determination.

 

Daisy's friend Maude, with whom she was staying, had told her that she could have a

golden opportunity to rebuild her public image, which was imperitive.

 

All it would take, said Maude, was talking to Vespa Salvaggio.

 

"I'm ready...to recreate myself, my image...to become royal; to be David's future Queen. Yes, I AM the Queen."

 

'Queen for a day, fool for a lifetime': Avoiding that trap was what Daisy needed to do most.

 

***See swaggyWiggums' flickr page for Jan. and Feb. stories on Vespa Salvaggio and on Grace Garamond****

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