Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Living Harmonioulsy?

The temperatures are still steadily rising in this chapter of The Great Gastby. Fitzgerald makes an effort to indicate that the tempers of the people are becoming more and more heated as well. When Tom was informed about the affair, he was livid. He did not want to believe that Daisy could have ever loved another man besides himself. He is in such disbelief because he cannot fully comprehend Daisy living harmoniously with another man. I never really thought that Daisy would ever leave Tom even if he found out about the affair. However, I think Tom may have felt a little bit unsure on whether or not Daisy would leave him. "I think he was afraid they would dart down a side street and out of his life forever" (Fitzgerald, 126).  Tom is figuring out all sorts of details on Daisy's affair. He begins asking Gatsby all sorts of questions just because he is curious. I feel as though whenever anyone is dealing with an undesirable situation, they find that figuring out as much as possible about the topic helps in some odd way. I think Tom was trying to figure out as many crucial details about their affair because he needed some strange form of reassurance. I think that Tom and Daisy will realize that they cannot continue in their deceitful ways and learn to move on with their lives...together.

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