Hi! I am looking for an answer, but I don't want people to feel that I am trying to get everyone to do my homework. Here is what is says in the book...
Nick- "Is she from New York?" I asked quickly.
Daisy- "From Louisville. Our white girlhood was passed together there. Our beautiful white ----------"
I really need a good answer for this question. Here is my take on it, I just want you to please tell me if it is right or wrong.
The only thing that seems correct to me is the literal meaning, that she is white. Earlier in the book, Daisy's husband was talking about how the white race is the dominant race and Daisy always tries to act "sophisticated" to "fit in" with her husband and their lifestyle. Saying that she had a white girlhood makes her childhood sound more prestigious than a person with another skin tone.
Is that correct? Thanks in advance!
I need some Great Gatsby help! In Chapter 1, why does Daisy describe her youth as a "white girlhood?"
yes, i think you're right--it has to do with her being white, but perhaps more importantly what it MEANS to be white--or, rather, what it meant to be white in that time period...and especially a white person of a high class.
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