Thoughts on Daisy

[Danehog@aol.com]

I know this contribution is late, but (insert predictable cliché here).

Daisy is characterless. She exists for her stereotype. She has no real, 
identified personality. But despite all of this, don't we NEED her? What would 
Disney (the comics and otherwise) be without her? Although she exists for the sole 
purpose of being Donald's girl friend, we NEED someone to exist for that 
reason. "Flat" characters should be a part of any "universe," whether it's in a 
cartoon or TV show or novel - even "flat" characters who appear regularly.

Believe it or not, certain scenarios (in the cartoons more than the comics, 
admittedly) have worked really well with Daisy, one of the Disney universe's 
truly weak characters.

And although she appears frequently in merchandising and whatnot, I think she 
was used (fittingly) sparingly in the cartoons and comics. The character 
worked - and still does, to an extent.

Daisy shouldn't be criticized as a character, since, in a way, she ISN'T one. 
She's a plot device. All good literature needs its character-disguised plot 
devices.

Thanks for making your way through this fragmented drivel. Are there any 
thoughts on my views? How completely "off" am I?

Dane
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