- Gerald took advantage of Daisy’s feelings by sleeping with her. His feelings were clear; he said “I didn’t feel about her as she felt about me.” The truth is Gerald just played with her feelings and used her for his own lust.
- Gerald realises it was his fault; he said “she didn’t blame me at all I wish she had now.” Gerald acknowledges that he could of done something in her favour to help her survive instead of just giving her money which would be the easy and fast way out.
From the points you have all heard it is clear that Gerald is the sole person to blame for Daisy’s death. The others just pointed in the direction of death but he killed her. Gerald pushed her closer and closer to her suicide. He attempted to give her money, which we all know runs out at sometime and what was she going to do, she’d be back in her same situation. It’s the typical thing that a rich business man could do, instead of living up to his shameful deceit and helping her he gives her money, he takes the easy way out and I don’t think the thought of giving daisy a permanent place to stay and a secure job even crossed his mind, he just used her for his own pleasure and threw her out. Gerald is nothing but a hopeless and selfish little man who manipulated her feelings and used them at his will. What amazes me the most is the peak of his selfishness and deceit. He only admits that it was his entire fault and that he wished that she would have blamed him, after every detail of his appalling affair with her was sucked out of him. Gerald knew what he had done was bad and to show any honour or good will he should have acknowledged it was his fault before he told them everything. And to astonish me even more after he admits all of this he completely forgets about it and tries to find out who the inspector is, and when he does find out it was a hoax he acts like nothing ever happened. This just portrays the snivelling worm he is, Gerald was her murderer, Gerald killed her, he made her drink that disinfectant. Daisy Renton was a person and just like them she had thoughts and feelings, a person is not to be played around with, or have their feelings manipulated or be thrown out into the streets with money that wont last. A person should be treated with care and respect which is hardly what Gerald gave her.
