I thought that Daisy’s short dialogue with her child on page 117 was very off-putting, and it filled with a very negative outlook on her character. Daisy calls the child “precious” and then asks for the child to perform in front of the guests. Daisy seems to view the daughter as a kind of shiny decoration in the house and not with a typical maternal affection. Important to keep in mind is that the daughter is barely ever mentioned in the novel. Perhaps the diminished role of the daughter further illustrates the novel’s pervasive notion that relationships are transactional and mainly motivated by financial gain.