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Why does Daisy hope that her daughter is a "beautiful little fool?" In the frat Gatsby

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Answer:

Never watched/read this, but most likely Daisy means she hopes her daughter has blissful ignorance.

Step-by-step explanation:

"Beautiful" referring to the blissful part, "fool" meaning ignorant.

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Answer:

because she understands that society, at the time, valued only a woman's appearance and not her intelligence. She also wants her to be a "fool" so that she doesn't understand this cruel reality.

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