#45: Who’s the Real Daisy?
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most well-known American novels; most of us read it in school. When people read about the character of Daisy Buchanan, many believe that this aloof character was based on Fitzgerald’s wife, Zelda. In reality, Daisy may have been based on a previous, younger love of Fitzgerald’s.
Many people have drawn connections between Daisy and a woman named Ginevra King. Ginevra and Fitzgerald had a youthful romance for two years before she became engaged to another man. Her parents never approved of her romance with Fitzgerald, but they exchanged passionate letters despite (or maybe because of) this disapproval. It’s also rumored that Daisy’s husband, Tom, is based on Ginevra’s first husband, William Mitchell.