Daisy tells Nick in Chapter I that she hopes her daughter will grow up to be "a beautiful little fool"; however, in some ways, Daisy has been a beautiful fool herself. She was a beautiful fool when she married Tom: she knew he was unfaithful and she got really drunk and tried to call off the wedding. Although, when it actually came time to walk down the aisle, she did it, despite all her reservations. Myrtle is sort of a beautiful fool as well, even though she is not "beautiful," strictly speaking; she is attractive, and she persists in believing that she and Tom will be able to get married at some point. She foolishly persists in believing that he will one day consider her on a level with Daisy even though he doesn't even want her to say Daisy's name and breaks her nose when she does.
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