Chapter 7

Explination:


Chapter Overview:
As chapter 7 opens Nick is invited to Tom's and Daisy's house where as he walks in he finds Gatsby and Jordan Baker there as well. Gatsby is astonished to leanr that Dais has a child and she seems to ignore the situation all together. After relaxing at the house the party then decides to go into New York for the rest of th afternoon. At this point Tom begins to notice that Daisy and Gatsby have apparent feelings for eachother and it is shown more so when the two take Toms car without him. As they leave Tom takes Gatsby's car and brings it to Wilsons garage to get gas. Tom and Wilson have many comparisons during chapter 7. The biggest comparison between the is that both the women they love have developed feelings for other men. This plays a big part in chapter 7 as the death of Myrtle when she is hit by Daisy which leaves both men stunned with this ironic accident.

Quotes:

• "He opened the door but she moved out from the circle of his arm. 'You take Nick and Jordan, We'll follow you in the coupe' She walked close to Gatsby" (128).

This quote shows the betrayal of Daisy, she is married to Tom, yet she tells him she will go with Gatsby. This is very significant for the chapter because this is when everyone's true feelings are seen. Also this is very ironic because at the end of the novel she seems careless that Gatsby has died and goes with Tom, rather than Gatsby.

• "I've been here too long . I want to get away. My wife and i want to go West. You wife does! exclaimed Tom...And now she's going whether she wants to or not. I'm going to be her away" (130).

This particular quote takes place at Wilson's garage with Tom and Wilson. What is seen here is Tom's furry towards Wilson, he does not want Myrtle to leave. He becomes very aggrevated, and feels like he cannot make her leave because he has now made her happy.

• "Myrtle Wilson's face it seemed purposeless and inexplcable until I realized that her eyes wide with jealous terror, were fixed not on Tom but on Jordan Baker, whom she took to be his wife" (131).

This is when Nick see Myrtle at Wilson's garage while he is with Tom. This is very ironic because it shows how although Myrtle is the other woman who the husband is having an affair with she is jealous. Myrtle is a very deciving person and likes to gossip, this shows how she wants to know everything.

• "I can't speak about what happened five years ago because I didn't know Daisy then-and I'll be damned if I see how you got within a mile of her unless you brought the groceries to the back door. But all the rest of that's a god damned lie. Daisy loved me when she married me and she loves me now' (138).

This is a very important conversation between Tom and Gatsby because Tom seems like he accually cares for Daisy, when he is having an affair and is unhappy. Although he is having an affair he still feels jealous about Gatsby, Tom is a hipacriate towards cheating. He can betray his wife but he does not want someone to do the same to him.