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In chapter 7, Nick and Gatsby go over to Tom and Daisy's house. Jordan is there as well. Daisy and Gatsby made their relationship obvious to Tom, which infuriated him. Daisy then suggested they go into town. At the Plaza hotel they get into an argument and Gatsby tries to tell Tom that Daisy never loved him. However, since Daisy did at one point love Tom, she cannot honestly admit she never loved Tom. They headed back home after the argument went on and Daisy hit Myrtle with in Gatsby's car. Why was Tom so quiet about Myrtle's death? Why isn't Tom angry with Gatsby since he believes he killed Myrtle? Is it to hide his affair?
ReplyDeleteTom never loved Myrtle so even he doesn't feel hurt because he had already been told by Wilson that they were going to leave anyways, so either way he still loses his mistress. You can tell that he never truly loved Myrtle when he hits her in either chapter 2 or 3.
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ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your questions, I was thinking the same thing. I thought for sure that Tom would be furious considering the fact that it appeared that he cared for her much more than he does for Daisy, and going off the conclusion that he might have a bit of an anger issue. The only thing I can think of is that either he didn’t actually care for Myrtle (he was using her), or that when he found out about the whole Gatsby- Daisy thing he kind of forgot about Myrtle because Daisy was his wife and was being pulled away from him. He didn’t mind cheating on her because at the end of the day when he came home, he came back to Daisy and she was “his”, but now that Gatsby is challenging his position of her I guess, he has to step his game up to show that she chose him over Gatsby. Those are just my thoughts on the matter. I’m just curious as to how Daisy was so chill with taking out Myrtle like that? I mean don’t get me wrong I’d probably be pissed enough to want to run her over, but I don’t think I could actually do it. Especially with the man she used to love being in the car.
In chapter 7, Gatsby, Tom, Nick, Daisy, and Jordan all go to town to have some fun. However, their trip was not fun for anyone. Tom and Gatsby argue over Gatsby's past, abd they figth over Daisy. Gatsby tells Daisy to tell Tom that she never loved him, but she could not because there were a few times when she loved him. After fighting for awhile, they decide to return home. Gatsby and Daisy leave first, and when Tom comes to Wilson's shop, he realizes trouble. They find out that Myrtle had ran into the road and been killed by a car that did not stop. My question is, why did Daisy think that it would be a good idea for her to drive home?
ReplyDeleteThis is an important chapter in the book. Both Tom and Wilson discover that their wives are cheating on them, and although they do not realize it, they are in the same position (which is somewhat ironic). Tom and Gatsby have a confrontation in New York which Tom decidedly wins. Tom afterwards sends Daisy home with Gatsby, as a final insult to him. Daisy runs over Myrtle on the way back, and Tom assumes i was Nick. The story progresses....my question is why did it take so long for Gatsby to realize that he couldnt relive the past? It took that last chapter to realize that Daisy HAD loved Tom, she had lived a separate life away from him, and for some reason he couldnt live with that.
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