The Great Gatsby
How is Daisy Buchanan first described in The Great Gatsby?
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The choice of language by Fitzgerald likens her to a wisp, to a butterfly, to something too hard to pin down...like smoke. He gives this image to the reader by continuing to use words that make Daisy seem innocent, childlike, and fluttery, constantly moving.