It's Getting Hot in Here

As The Great Gatsby continues, Fitzgerald proceeds to use a great deal of symbolism. When Nick, Jordan, Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom go went into New York, the themperatures were not the only things that were rising. Fitzgerald made note of the temperatures because with the temperatures, the tempers of everyone were rising as well. "The next day was broiling, almost the last, certainly the warmest of the summer" (Fitzgerald, 114). The truths among the love trianlge were beginning to come out. Daisy and Gatsby had been having an affair for awhile and this information was kept from Tom for obvious reasons. Though Tom does not know about the affair in its entirity, there are indications in this chapter that he will soon find out. However, Tom was hurting Daisy in the same way that she was hurting him. They were both being unfaithful to each other, which poses the question as to why they are still together. I think they are still together because they have a stable marriage and a child. I feel as though this could be applied to marriages today. Many people stay together for financial reasons or for the betterment of their family.