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What are Daisy's characteristics in The Great Gatsby?

Daisy Buchanan from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is an intriguing character. She is, of course, beautiful, as she's commanded devotion from Gatsby for the greater part of his adult life. However, Daisy is also an extremely privileged woman and, because she is privileged, tends to be shallow and careless as well. Overall, it would appear that Daisy's chiefest concern is her own happiness, and she is hardly ever held accountable for her actions....

Daisy Buchanan from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is an intriguing character. She is, of course, beautiful, as she's commanded devotion from Gatsby for the greater part of his adult life. However, Daisy is also an extremely privileged woman and, because she is privileged, tends to be shallow and careless as well. Overall, it would appear that Daisy's chiefest concern is her own happiness, and she is hardly ever held accountable for her actions. For instance, when Daisy hits Myrtle Wilson with Gatsby's car, she readily allows Gatsby to take the blame, and also appears not to suffer very much when he is murdered as a result (she doesn't attend Gatsby's funeral). Indeed, at the end of the story, Daisy cares more for protecting herself from being implicated in Myrtle's death than she cares about Gatsby, and so she proves herself to be quite selfish. 

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