Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Great Gatsby Pgs. 121-132
In this section of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Gatsby and Daisy's love affair comes to a summit. After lunch, the group of Nick, Miss Baker, Daisy, and Tom head into town. They go to a hotel to make mint juleps. On the way there, Tom talks to Myrtle's husband, who is aware his wife is having an affair with some man, but doesn't know it's Tom. When they reach the hotel, in the room, Tom and Gatsby have an argument. They yell at each other over the woman they love. Tom is aware of the affair saying "I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife" (Fitzgerald, 130). It seems Daisy is going to choose Gatsby over Tom. This seems like a good choice, as Tom is a racist who breaks women's noses. I hope Gatsby and Daisy end up together, and Myrtle and her husband end up happily, leaving Tom cold and alone.
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